cangue

(kăng)

A flat wooden framework that is locked around a person's neck and borne on the shoulders, formerly used in China to punish petty criminals.

[French, from Portuguese canga, yoke, cangue, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cam, crooked.]

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cangue

(kæŋ) or

cang

(Historical Terms) (formerly in China) a large wooden collar worn by petty criminals as a punishment

[C18: from French, from Portuguese canga yoke]

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