Definition
- Plural
A historical wooden restraint device used as a form of public punishment, where a person's feet, hands, and sometimes head are secured to a frame, forcing them to remain in a sitting or standing position for an extended time.
手枷足枷（古代公眾刑具）
In that era, criminals were often placed in the stocks in the market square to be displayed.
在那個時代，罪犯經常被關在市場廣場的木枷中示眾。
The local judge sentenced the thief to a day in the stocks in the town square.
當地法官判決小偷在城鎮廣場的木枷中示眾一天。
They constructed the stocks from wood and iron to display offenders in public.
他們用木材和鐵製成木枷，以在公共場合展示罪犯。