birching
Sign in to savethumb|Birching of a prison inmate during interrogation; The Netherlands, 17th century
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- birch rod
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thumb|Birching of a prison inmate during interrogation; The Netherlands, 17th century
Birching is a form of corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically used to strike the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally the back and/or shoulders.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “birching” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.