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What (who) is kurbash - definition

TYPE OF WHIP MADE FROM HIPPOPOTAMUS OR RHINOCEROS HIDE
Kourbash; Kırbaç; Kirbac; Kirbach; Courbachze; Qurbash; Courbash; Kurbaj; Khurbaj

kurbash         
['k??ba?]
¦ noun a whip formerly used for punishment in Turkey and Egypt.
Origin
C19: from Arab. kurbaj, from Turk. k?rbac 'whip'.

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Kurbash

Kurbash, also known as Kourbash or Kurbaj (Arabic: كُرْبَاجْ, romanized: kurbāj, from Turkish: kırbaç, "a whip" ), is a whip or strap about a yard (91 cm) in length, made of the hide of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros. It is an instrument of punishment and torture that was used in the Ottoman Empire, most especially in Egypt. It was a tool widely employed by officials for various purposes of the state, including the obtaining of confessions from criminals, the collection of taxes, and the enforcement upon the population of the form of servitude known as corvée labor.