Definition: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
Similar words: torture, torturing
Definition: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
Usage: it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
Synonyms: piquet
Definition: a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards