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kur·bash
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kurbashnoun
A whip or strap about a yard in length.
Etymology: From كرباج, from kırbaç.\
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Kurbash
Kurbash, also known as Kourbash or Kurbaj (Arabic: كرباج, romanized: qurbāj, from Turkish: kırbaç, "a whip" ), is a whip or strap about a yard (91 cm) in length, made of the hide of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros. It is an instrument of punishment and torture that was used in the Ottoman Empire, most especially in Egypt. It was a tool widely employed by officials for various purposes of the state, including the obtaining of confessions from criminals, the collection of taxes, and the enforcement upon the population of the form of servitude known as corvée labor.
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Kurbash
Kurbash or Kourbash, a whip or strap about a yard in length, made of the hide of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros. It is an instrument of punishment and torture that was used in various Muslim countries, especially in the Ottoman empire. "Government by kurbash" denotes the oppression of a people by the constant abuse of the kurbash to maintain authority, to collect taxes, or to pervert justice. The use of the kurbash for such purposes, once common in Egypt, has long been abolished. quotation: Patriotism does not grow under the 'Kourbash.' from "The River War" by Winston Churchill
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kurbash in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kurbash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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