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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
An engine with which to torture a supposed criminal, in order to extort a confession of his supposed crime, and the names of his' supposed accomplices. It is unknown in the United States, but, known by the nickname of the "Duke of Exeter's Daughter," was in use in England.
Barr. Obs. St. 366; 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 227.