Flogging Instruments Dictionary (L)
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| Lagarto (Spanish) | (Argentina, literally "lizard") A whip without handle or fall, formed by a yard long tapered braided leather thong. It was severe and was used by the coach drivers. |
| Laničre (French) | Strap |
| Lash (English) | Whip, scourge. To strike with or as if with a whip . |
| Lat (Dutch) | Flat ruler |
| Látego (Portuguese) | Whip |
| Latigo (Hiligaynon o Bisaya) | (Philippines) Whip, quirt |
| Látigo (Spanish) | This is the Spanish word for whip. A long, thin and flexible lash made of leather, rope, whalebone or other materials used for stimulating animals, especially horses. Even when the word is generic, it is applied especially for a long single tailed whip. (with many tails, it is called an "azote" (scourge). Is what in English is called a bullwhip. |
| Látigo de tiras (Spanish) | See Flogger. |
| Látigo para desollar (Spanish) |  (literally "flaying whip") A whip with many tails with knots or metal stars in the points to tear the skin and the flesh of the punished. Before using, it was soaked in a salt and sulfur solution. The same solution was spread in the back of the culprit.
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| Latiko (Tagalog) | (Philippines) Whip |
| Latus (Cebuano) | (Philippines) Whip, quirt |
| Laz (Breton) | Rod, twig |
| Lederpeitsche (German) | Leather whip (leder = leather) |
| Lathi (Hindi) | (lit. bamboo stick) Rattan
stick, about 1" (2.5cm) thick and 4 feet (1.20m) long used by the police of India for riot control and for illegal punishment of detainees.
They were recently replaced for ones made from policarbonate with fiber ends
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| Lianes (French) | (Haití) The flexible stems of the creepers are used for punishent. |
| Lineaal (Dutch) | Heavy and thick ruler. Used on the hands' palms and knucles |
| Lineal (Danish) | Ruler |
| Litupa (Afrikaans) | A sjambok made from the hide of an animal different of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros |
| Livrem (Swedish) | Belt |
| Livrem (Danish) | Belt |
| Llath (Welsh) | rod, twig |
| Longeringspisk (Swedish) | Lounge whip |
| Longierpeitsche (German) | Lounge whip |
| Lonja (Spanish) | (Del fr. longe). Strap. See Correa. |
| Loopy Johnny (English) | Whip made of rubber,
plastic tubing, or round leather loops attached to a handle. It seems to had
been developed for erotic flogging
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| Lōrum (Latin) | Strap. Correa |
| Lounge whip (English) | Long handled whip used for training horses in rope work (lounging). It's a driving whip, but with a longer thong.
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| Lovaglóostor (Hungarian) | (From lovagló = equestrian, ostor = Whip) Horsewhip |
| Lovaglópálca (Hungarian) | (From lovagló = equestrian, pálca = rod) Riding crop. See fusta |
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