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cangue

cangue [ kang ] (plural cangues) or cang [ kang ] (plural cangs)


noun 
Definition:
 
Chinese version of stocks: a heavy wooden yoke worn on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in China for punishing petty criminals

[Late 17th century. Via French< Portuguese canga "yoke" < Vietnamese gong]
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