Duke of Exeter's daughter

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  1. The rack (torture device). UK,obsolete,slang
    — If we hadn't lagged you when we had, they'd be stretching you now on the Duke of Exeter's Daughter where they racked Guy Fawkes, and you'd be bleating out everything you know and a lot you don't know.

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the Duke of Exeter's daughter canonical

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After Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, who served as constable of the Tower of London during the period when the rack was in use there.
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