拷ごう問もん台だい

noun

rack (torture device)

Refers specifically to the medieval torture rack used to stretch victims. A historical term; not used in modern everyday contexts.

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは、拷ごう問もん台だいがよく使つかわれていた。

  In medieval Europe, the rack was often used.