英语词汇cold burning的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

cold burning. Cold burning? Yes. In the late 18th to early 19th century cold burning was a British navy and army punish- ment for minor offenses in which ice-cold water (“so cold that it burns”) was poured down a man’s upraised arm so that it came out “at his breeches-knees.” According to one explana- tion: “The prisoner is set against the wall, with the arm which is to be burned tied as high above his head as possible. The execu- tioner then ascends a stool, and having a bottle of cold water, pours it slowly down the sleeve of the delinquent, patting him, and leading the water gently down him till it runs out at his breeches-knees.”

词汇	cold burning
词源	cold burning. Cold burning? Yes. In the late 18th to early 19th century cold burning was a British navy and army punish- ment for minor offenses in which ice-cold water (“so cold that it burns”) was poured down a man’s upraised arm so that it came out “at his breeches-knees.” According to one explana- tion: “The prisoner is set against the wall, with the arm which is to be burned tied as high above his head as possible. The execu- tioner then ascends a stool, and having a bottle of cold water, pours it slowly down the sleeve of the delinquent, patting him, and leading the water gently down him till it runs out at his breeches-knees.”
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