a medieval torture instrument, fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside. —History of Man Glossary (app. 11.7.90)
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a medieval torture instrument, fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside.