wooden mare



wooden mare

An ancient torture device involving a wooden horse, typically used for military punishments. I was so terrified of what my parents would do when they found out I'd failed my exam that I had visions of them making me ride the wooden mare.
See also: mare, wooden

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RoderickRAHD-ə-rik (English), RAHD-rik (English)English, Scottish, Welsh
Vikram-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
EmmaEM-ə (English), EM-mah (Finnish), E-mah (German)English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, An
Evander (1)ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Delorisdə-LAWR-isEnglish
Aca-Serbian, Macedonian