Y-FRAME:
a rare type of bondage furniture consisting of an uppercase y-shaped cross that is affixed to a frame or to a wall, in which a person can be bound for the purposes of flagellation.  It is much like the St. Andrew's cross only with one bar at the bottom so that the feet may be bound together.  It is also used upside down, to which the legs are bound spread apart while the hands are bound to the single upright piece, similar to a whipping post position.   

See ST. ANDREW'S CROSS and WHIPPING POST.





YOKE or COW YOKE:
a restraint device consisting of a bar or plank, locking cuffs for the wrists, and a cuff for the neck.  When worn, it resembles the yoke used on animals.  The original term for a yoke is a wooden beam, normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals, and enabling them to pull a wagon together.  Sometimes a portable wooden stock that is not mounted to a base is referred to as a yoke.   

See related STOCKS.








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