Pear of anguish
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pear-of-anguish-181-379882
title:
Pear of anguish
text:
The pear of anguish, also known as choke pear or mouth pear, is a device of disputed use invented in the early modern period. The mechanism consists of a pear-shaped metal body divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart with a spring or by turning a key. Its proposed functionality as a torture device is to be variously inserted into the mouth, rectum, or vagina, and then expanded to gag or mutilate the victim; its historical use as a torture device is controversial. Some scholars
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Alleged early modern torture device
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear_of_anguish
date created:
2003-10-19T06:42:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:40:26Z
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