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The martinet is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages, described below.
A simple, small martinet
Scourge
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A scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather.
Martinet
…is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages, described below. A martinet is a short, scourge-like (multi-tail) type of whip made of a wooden handle of about 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length and about 10 lashes of equal, relatively short length…
Medical examination photo of Gordon showing his scourged back, widely distributed by Abolitionists to expose the brutality of slavery.
Reproduction of a medieval scourge
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