noun
ishidaki; Edo-period torture using stone slabs
Historical term for a torture method where the victim kneels on triangular wedges while stone slabs are placed on their lap.
石抱きは江戸時代の拷問の一つとして知られている。
Ishidaki is known as one of the torture methods of the Edo period.
時代劇で石抱きの場面を見たことがある。
I have seen a scene of ishidaki in a period drama.
Compound of 石 (ishi, 'stone') and 抱き (daki, 'embracing' or 'holding'), referring to the stone slabs placed on the victim's lap.