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Wheel
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WHEEL. The punishment of the wheel was formerly to put a criminal on a wheel, and then to break his bones until he expired. This barbarous punishment was never used in the United States, and it has been abolished in almost every civilized country.



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But all you will see through the smoke is a dirty, dishevelled and mournfully faced bunch standing clueless around your by now wheel-less car.
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