warm hose

English

Noun

warm hose (uncountable)

  1. (preceded by definite article) A medieval instrument of torture consisting of an iron frame that encased the leg and was then heated.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:
      The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.
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