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rack, n. Hist. An instrument of torture on which a person was slowly stretched, formerly used to interrogate someone charged with a crime.

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rack n. (古)肢刑架 古代欧洲使用的一种刑具,用以拷问被告人,使其招认罪行和交待同案犯。该刑具是方形框架构造,刑架四角有滚轮,四肢用绳固定其上,身躯倒置于刑架之中,拉动四角抽杆,可以拽动犯人四肢。对于死刑犯,可以使之四肢脱臼或分离。英国于1640年禁用该刑具。

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