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| cangue [ kang ] (plural cangues) or cang [ kang ] (plural cangs) |
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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
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| [Late 17th century. Via French< Portuguese canga "yoke" < Vietnamese gong] |
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