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cangue C0066800 (kăng)n. A flat wooden framework that is locked around a person's neck and borne on the shoulders, formerly used in China to punish petty criminals.
[French, from Portuguese canga, yoke, cangue, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cam, crooked.]cangue (kæŋ) or cangn (Historical Terms) (formerly in China) a large wooden collar worn by petty criminals as a punishment[C18: from French, from Portuguese canga yoke]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cangue - an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and armsinstrument of punishment - an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
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