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2. Birching - Wikipedia

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   A birch rod (often shortened to "birch") is a bundle of leafless twigs bound together to form an implement for administering corporal punishment. Contrary to what the name suggests, a birch rod is not a single rod and is not necessarily made from birch twigs, but can also be made from various other strong and smooth branches of trees or shrubs ...

3. Switch (corporal punishment) - Wikipedia

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   The tamarind switch (in Creole English tambran switch) is a judicial birch-like instrument for corporal punishment made from three tamarind rods, braided and oiled, used long after independence in the Caribbean Commonwealth island states of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

4. Fasces - Wikipedia

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   A fasces image, with the axe in the middle of the bundle of rods. A fasces (/ ˈ f æ s iː z / FASS-eez, Latin:; a plurale tantum, from the Latin word fascis, meaning 'bundle'; Italian: fascio littorio) is a bound bundle of wooden rods, often but not always including an axe (occasionally two axes) with its blade emerging.

5. List of methods of torture - Wikipedia

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   Ana-tsurushi; Batog; Birch rod; Boats; Branding iron; Brazen bull; Breaking wheel; Breast ripper; Cangue; Castor oil; Catapelta [citation needed]; Choke pear; Coffin ...

6. Corporal punishment - Wikipedia

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   In the Roman Empire, the maximum penalty which a Roman citizen could receive under the law was 40 "lashes" or 40 "strokes" with a whip which was applied to the back and shoulders, or 40 lashes or strokes with the "fasces" (similar to a birch rod, but consisting of 8–10 lengths of willow rather than birch) which were applied to the buttocks ...

7. Birch rod - Wikipedia

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   This page was last edited on 27 July 2005, at 12:25 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

8. The 15 Best Super Bowl Commercials of All Time — Ranked - AOL

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   When she finally opens it, the package includes survival items, such as a satellite phone, GPS locater, fishing rod, water purifier and more. All of which could have been used to help him survive ...

9. United States Capitol rotunda - Wikipedia

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   To the left of History is an eagle, perched on a fasces, the ancient Roman bundle of birch rods symbolizing authority. To the left of America is another eagle, carrying the olive branch of peace. To the center-left in the background is a man in same pose as the prospector at the end of "Discovery of Gold in California"; this is because Brumidi ...