nafu-bor

nafu-bor, n: an auger. (NA-vuh-BOR / ˈna-vʌ-ˌbɔr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man using an auger to bore into the right eye of a bishop who calmly raises his right hand, crozier in his left.
The torture of Leodegarius of Autun in Cuerden Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1270; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.756, f. 10r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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