Flogging Instruments Dictionary (Cor-Cu)
| Corbacho (Spanish) | (From Arabic kurbāg o or Turkish kirbaç) Pizzle used for punishing the rowers in the galleys. See Kurbash. |
| Córo (Portuguese) | (From couro, leather) whip, relho |
| Correa (Spanish) | Strap. Also, a bundle of thin leather strips secured to a wooden handle, used for dusting. (See Martinet). As anything similar like belts, straps or strops, it is used for punishment. |
| Correa para Perro (Spanish) | Dog leash |
| Correa de ventilador (Spanish) | See fan belt |
| Correia (Portuguese) | Strap. Also a punishment instrument that consists on two or three leather straps held by one end. |
| Courbache (French) | See Kurbash |
| Courroie (French) | Strap |
| Coyunda (Spanish) | (Nigaragua) Whip. Used for domestic punishments |
| Cowhide (English) | A strong, heavy and flexible bullwhip made form plaited cowhide. |
| Cowwhip (English) | A  bullwhip, with a longer handle. Is the herding whip of the Florida (US) state's cowboys.
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| Cravache (French) | Crop. See fusta |
| Cravàscia (Italian) | (Náples, form French cravache) Whip, riding crop |
| Cricket bat (English) |
The bat used for playing cricket, even if too thick and heavy, was sometimes
used for corporal punishment at home and school
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| Crop (riding) (English) | See fusta. |
| Crpaj (Arabic) | Riding crop. See fusta. |
| Cuarta (Spanish) | see Cuarto. (Mex, Charrería): A riding whip, composed of: maniota (wrist strap), tiro (plaited body, usually flexible), and pajuela (two doubled up leather strips, making four tails.) Quirt
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| Cuarto (Spanish) | (Cuba y P. Rico). Discipline (flogging instrument) See disciplina (Méx) Short whip used for horses. |
| Cucchiaio di legno (Italian) | Wooden spoon. see Cuchara de madera |
| Cuchara de madera (Spanish) | Wooden Spoon. As it was handy in all kitchens, it was one of the mothers favorite instruments. With the convex blade concentrating the impact in one point and the weight at the far end, is a formidable instrument.
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| Cuerda de saltar (Spanish) | Skipping rope |
| Cuillère en bois (French) | Wooden spoon. see Cuchara de madera |
| Cuip (Scottish) | (from English whip) Whip |
| Cuip-bheithe(Scottish) | Birch |
| Cutting Board (English) | See Tabla de picar |
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