Flogging Instruments Dictionary (Q-R)
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| Qallascha (Quechua) | A leather or pita rope ending in a flat triangular surface with pita barbs or metal spikes in both sides. |
| Quimsa huasani (quechua) | (Bolivia) Whip used by the Kolla indians for herding llamas |
| Qirbachi /qirbash (Turkish) | See Kurbash |
| Quirt (English) | Riding whip with a short handle and a braided thong, usually finished in two leather straps
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| Quoits (English) | Whip made of braided burlap used in some Louisiana (USA) towns for whipping the Mardi Gras participants. |
| Qurbash (Arabic) | See Kurbash |
| Qyrbâtch (Turk) | See Kurbash |
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| Rabero (Spanish) | (Cáceres, Spain) Whip |
| Rabo-de-tatú (Portuguese) | In the south of Brasil, cola de tatú |
| Racchette da ping-pon (Italian) | Ping pong paddle. see Paleta de ping-pong |
| Raippa (Finnish) | lash, rod, whip |
| Ramoscello (italian) | Switch, twig |
| Rapbal (Maya) | (Poqom maya) Whip, whipping instrument |
| Raquete (Portuguese) | Paddle |
| Raquete de ping-pong (Portuguese) | Ping pong paddle. see Paleta de ping-pong |
| Raquette (French) | Paddle |
| Raquette de ping-pong (French) | Ping pong paddle. see Paleta de ping-pong |
| Rattan (English) | In several English speaking countries, another name for the cane |
| Rawhide (English) | A whip with the thong made of braided rawhide Another version is made with a thin strip 3/4 of a yard of cow skin, tappering to the point, wetted and curled so that one edge touches the other. When dry, it formed a severe rod. |
| Razor Strop (English) | A leather band for sharpening a razor. As it was handy and very effective, it was used also for domestic punishments.
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| Rebém (Portuguese) | see etymology and first meaning of Rebenque (Spanish) |
| Rebenque (Spanish) | (From the French raban, Dutch raband, from ra 'yard' + band, is the rope that ties the sail to the yard).1)Whip made of leather or tarred hemp used to punish sailors. 2) In Argentina, it is the traditional riding (and fighting, and punishing) whip of the "gaucho" (the Argentina, Uruguay and Southern Brazil cowboy). It consists of a rawhide wrapped wooden handle about 18 inches long with a thong made of a 2 inches wide rawhide strap a little longer than the handle. The handle is topped by a knob, and have a wrist strap. It can be embellished with gold and silver. See article
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| Rebenque (Portuguese) | In southern Brasil, rebenque |
| Rebenque de argolla (Spanish) | (Argentina) Is a short handled rebenque with a large ring ("argolla" in Spanish) for holding it. The strap is very wide and a little longer than the handle plus the ring. |
| Reduced cat (English) | Boys cat |
| Regla (Spanish) | Ruler. The wooden ruler was widely used in schools for punishment of the pupils. The 12" one was used as a ferule (see palmeta),
for punishing in the hands. Also
yardstick
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| Régua (Portuguese) | Ruler. |
| Règle (French) | Ruler. |
| Reitpeitsche (German) | Riding crop (from Reiter = horseman, and peistche= whip) |
| Reitgerte (German) | Riding crop (from Reiter = horseman, and gerte = rod) |
| Reitstock (German) | Riding crop (from Reiter = horseman, and gerte = cane) |
| Rejo (Spanish) | Strip of leather (Am. Cen., Col. y Ven.) látigo, azote. Also a four tailed short whip |
| Relhador (Portuguese) | In the gaúcho area of Brasil, arreador |
| Relho (Portuguese) | Whip made of twisted leather with a wooden handle. At Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná (Brazil) relho is a generic name for whip |
| Rem (Danish) | Strap |
| Remen (Russian) Ремень | Belt |
| Ridepisk (Danish) | (short) Riding Crop. see Fusta |
| Ridepisk (Norwegian) | Riding Crop. see Fusta |
| Riding crop (English) | see Fusta |
| Riding whip (English) | Riding crop |
| Ridspö (Sueco) | Riding crop |
| Riem (Dutch) | Strap, Belt |
| Riemen (German) | Belt, strap |
| Riemenpeitsche(German) | Flogger |
| Rietje (holandés) | (dim. of Rietstok) Cane |
| Rietstok (Holandés) | Cane |
| Riga (Italian) | Line, by extension ruler. Regla (above) |
| Righello (Italian) | Dim. of riga. Ruler, Regla (above) |
| Rigoise (French) | (Haiti) A pizzle (described also a a thick leather strap, or made of dry bull intestines) |
| Riguaza (Spanish) | (Isla Margarita, Venezuela) Strap sliced in three or more tails Used mainly for punishing children |
| Rijzweep (Dutch) | Riding crop |
| Ris (Danish) | Rod or bundle of rods. . See Birch rod. |
| Ris (Norwegian) | Rod or bundle of rods. It was the traditional punishment instrument for children, especially the one made from birch (bjerk). See Birch rod. |
| Riwaz (Kreòl) | In Haiti, a strap made of cowhide, dried and stretched. Also a Whip used to herd cattle. |
| Rod (English) | A straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush . A stick or bundle of twigs used to punish. Is the word used in the traditional version of the Bible (the King James) for the instrument to punish the children. See Birch |
| Roe (Dutch) | A bundle of twigs. It was the instrument used by Zwarte Piet (Peter the black), a companion of Sint Nicolaas or Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus) for flogging naughty boys. See Birch |
| Roede (Dutch) | Rod, bundle of rods. |
| Rør (Norwegian) | Cane |
| Rohrstock (German) | Rod, Cane |
| Rope ( English) | A cord, like the ones used for a clothesline, doubled over, was used by the mothers to punish children on their legs |
| Rope's end (English) | The knotted end of a rope was used for punishments in the world Navys. This is the original meaning of the Spanish and Portuguese "chicote" and also is the root of the name of the South American "rebenque" (above). See also Colt, starter, togie |
| Rotan (English) | In Singapore, another name for the cane |
| Rotin (french) | (canne de) Rattan. Also a name for the cane. |
| Rozgi (Russian) Розги | Birch |
| Rug beater (English) | see Pala de sacudir alfombras |
| Rula (Urdu) | A bamboo or wooden stick |
| Ruler (English) | See Regla (above) |
| Ruoska (Finnish) | Lash, scourge, whip |
| Rute (German) | Rod |
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