Meanings
nounSpanish donkey (plural Spanish donkeys)
plural Spanish donkeys
- A torture device consisting of a very narrow vertical surface where the victim is made to sit with heavy objects attached to their feet.
Synonyms: wooden horse, wooden mare
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA torture device consisting of a very narrow vertical surface where the victim is made to sit with heavy objects attached to their feet.
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Translations
Finnish puuhevonen
- puuhevonentorture device
German spanischer Bock
- spanischer Bocktorture device
Italian culla di Giuda
- culla di Giudatorture device
Polish kozioł czarownic
- kozioł czarownictorture device
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Spanish donkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20donkey
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“Spanish donkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20donkey. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spanish donkey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20donkey.
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