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cangue (kaŋ)

noun

in China, a large, wooden yoke formerly fastened about the neck as a punishment for petty crime

Etymology: Fr < Port canga, a yoke < Vietnamese gong

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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