Cangue

/kæŋ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.
  2. 2
    an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms wordnet

Synonyms

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burdenneck shacklepunishment boardshamestigmaweight

Etymology

From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.

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