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- noun A form of
torture , among the ancientChinese , in which planks of wood squeeze or hit the victim's feet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
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