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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 32% | 13 | A shocking method of capital punishment! | |
3 | 31% | 10 | Barbarous act once employed as a form of capital punishment | |
Capital Punishment Method Once Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STOCKS" which means:
- noun
- • A frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
- • A frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
- • A former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked verb
- • To have on hand for sale.
- • To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
- • To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
- • To put in the stocks as punishment.
- • To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
- • To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She invested her savings into stocks."
- • "His father gave him shares of company stocks."
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