cangue

cangue

 (kăng)

n.

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.

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

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cangue

(kæŋ) or

cang

n

(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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Noun

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cangue - an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms instrument of punishment - an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person

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