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cangue

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cangue   (kāng)   
n.  A heavy wooden yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in China for punishing petty criminals.

[French, from Portuguese canga.]
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cangue

noun
an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms 
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