Definition of Crux simplex

1. Noun. A single beam or pole without a cross bar. ¹

2. Noun. The style of pole (simple) that common criminals were impaled on, typically including a block for the feet, thus using only one nail through the hands (below the palm), and reducing the cost of materials involved, and hastening death by asphyxia most often following the breaking of the legs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crux Simplex

crutch
crutch palsy
crutch paralysis
crutched
crutches
crutching
crutchlike
crutter
crutters
cruve
cruves
crux
crux gammata
crux of heart
crux of the matter
crux simplex (current term)
cruxes
cruzado
cruzadoes
cruzados
cruzeiro
cruzeiros
crwth
crwths
cry
cry-babies
cry-baby
cry-baby tree
cry all the way to the bank
cry babies

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