A type of traditional wooden collar or restraining device, possibly related to cangue or other punishment/control devices.
Possibly a variant or dialectal form related to 'cangue,' a wooden collar used as punishment in Asia. The exact etymology is unclear, but it may represent different pronunciations or regional variations.
This word is murky in English lexicography—it appears in some historical dictionaries but might be a variant spelling or specialized term that faded from use. It shows how language evolves and some words just disappear!
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