"bamboo torture" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bamboo torture (uncountable)
  1. An apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is grown through the victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side. Wikipedia link: bamboo torture Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Torture
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