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Birching

Birching is a form of corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically used to strike the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally the back and/or shoulders.

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Birching

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples36
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Birching

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related to history · 20
Birching → According, Anne-Josèphe Théroigne, Britain, Continent, England, Europe, French Revolution, In, It, Jacobin, Judicial, May, Méricourt, On, One, Scotland, The, This, Tuileries, Wales
related to Position · 6
Birching → As, For, In, Only, Otherwise, Some
related to External links · 4
Birching → Christ's Hospital, Corporal Punishment Archive, Eton, World Corporal Punishment ResearchIllustration
related to Implement · 4
Birching → Contrary, Europe, Isle, Man
is a · 1
Birching → form of corporal punishment with a birch rod

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birch punishment used judicial use also twigs cat corporal rod back position school often prisons form made another prison offenders

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Birchingis aform of corporal punishment with a birch rod0.90text
a chairinstance ofOtherwise the child would be bent over an object0.80text
Birchingrelated to External linksWorld Corporal Punishment ResearchIllustration0.60section
Birchingrelated to External linksEton0.60section
Birchingrelated to External linksChrist's Hospital0.60section
Birchingrelated to External linksCorporal Punishment Archive0.60section
Birchingrelated to historyIt0.60section
Birchingrelated to historyEurope0.60section
Birchingrelated to historyAccording0.60section
Birchingrelated to historyThe0.60section
Birchingrelated to historyContinent0.60section
Birchingrelated to historyBritain0.60section

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