"breaking wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breaking wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} breaking wheel (plural breaking wheels)
  1. (historical) A wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution. Wikipedia link: breaking wheel Tags: historical Categories (topical): Capital punishment, Torture, Weapons Synonyms: Catherine wheel

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