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  2. Glossary of American slavery - Wikipedia

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    Gang system: Form of enslaved-labor management, contrast task system. Griffe: Also, griffonne, [9] a color/race descriptor most commonly used in Louisiana, usually describing someone who was one-quarter white and three-quarters black; [10] for other examples of the detailed race-mixture vocabulary developed in Louisiana, see Mulatto § Louisiana.

  3. Coachman - Wikipedia

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    A coachman has also been called a coachee, coachy, whip, or hackman. The coachman's first concern is to remain in full control of the horses (or other similar animals such as mules) and another employee, traditionally a footman , would accompany the coach to handle any circumstances beyond the coachman's control.

  4. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    goomar or goomah: Americanized form of comare, a Mafia mistress. goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig.

  5. Who are the whips and what do they do? - AOL

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  6. Flagellation - Wikipedia

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    Flagellation (Latin flagellum, 'whip'), flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on an unwilling subject as a punishment; however, it can also be submitted to willingly and even done by ...

  7. Category:Whips - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Whips" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ...

  8. Strapping (punishment) - Wikipedia

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    Probably because of the stiffness, the word "strap" is sometimes used interchangeably with a leather paddle. Other terms that are used interchangeably include whipping , lashing, and belting . The Scottish tawse is a forked version with two or more tails, colloquially known as the belt, and was the standard implement of punishment in state ...

  9. Khlysts - Wikipedia

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    It is probably a corruption of the group's aforementioned self-designation of Khristy, but may also allude to the sect's practice of ritual self-flagellation; the Russian word khlyst means a "whip" or "thin rod". [1] [3] It is also possible that the word is related to the Greek word khiliaste (meaning "chiliast" or "millennialist"). [4]