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jmdict 2452700 Active (id: 2185880)
駿河問い
するがどい
1. [n] [hist]
▶ form of bondage torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling with their hands and legs bound behind them and a rock placed on their back (Edo period)



History:
5. A 2022-05-06 23:08:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2022-05-06 22:09:35  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
It's only "hanged" if it's from the neck.
I think the detail about the bound hands and feet is important. Hard to visualise otherwise.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>bondage torture where the victims are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back</gloss>
+<gloss>form of bondage torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling with their hands and legs bound behind them and a rock placed on their back (Edo period)</gloss>
3. A 2022-05-05 04:34:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2022-05-05 04:04:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.edojidai.info/goumonn.html Edp-period apparently
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim's back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back)</gloss>
+<misc>&hist;</misc>
+<gloss>bondage torture where the victims are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back</gloss>
1. A 2009-05-24 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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