a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons
a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site
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Recent Examples of torqueThe standard electronics package includes BMW Motorrad ABS Pro, Dynamic Brake Control (DBC), Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and engine drag torque control (MSR).—New Atlas,
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The dying granny, who chops away at her appendage with a prop hatchet, is played by Lee, sporting a silver wig seemingly fashioned of rope.
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Mark Asch,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2026
Men stand on the side of a barge in New York Harbor holding a rope attached to a wooden crate from which Harry Houdini was trying to escape July 7, 1912.