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The '''rack''' was an instrument of [[torture]] used principally in the Middle Ages.  It consisted of a long table, with cranks with chains attached on each end.  The prisoner would be stripped naked and placed on the table, and his hands and feet attached to the handcuffs/footcuffs.  Then the executioners would twist the cranks, stretching out the prisoner's legs and arms until the [[muscle]] was torn, or occasionaly until the limbs were dislocated.  Some cases even tore off the limbs.   

The '''rack''' was an instrument of [[torture]] used principally in the Middle Ages.  It consisted of a long table, with cranks with chains attached on each end.  The prisoner would be stripped naked and placed on the table, and his hands and feet attached to the handcuffs/footcuffs.  Then the executioners would twist the cranks, stretching out the prisoner's legs and arms until the [[muscle]] was torn, or occasionally until the limbs were dislocated.  Some cases even tore off the limbs.   

[[Category:Instruments and methods of torture]]

[[Category:Instruments and methods of torture]]