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/hook"swing'ing/, n.a ritualistic torture, practiced among the Mandan Indians, in which a voluntary victim was suspended from hooks attached to the flesh of the back.[1890-95; HOOK1 + SWING1 + -ING1]
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hookswinging — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a voluntary ritual torture in which the individual is suspended by hooks inserted into the muscles of the back * * * /hook swing ing/, n. a ritualistic torture, practiced among the Mandan Indians, in which a voluntary victim … Useful english dictionary
