( n. )
A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
( n. )
A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012