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
BlancheBLAWNSH (French), BLANCH (English)French, English
Borislavabah-ree-SLAH-vah (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian
Viltautas-Lithuanian
Hrotsuitha-Ancient Germanic
MarjukkaMAHR-yook-kahFinnish
Lucineh-Armenian