A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
A corset.
To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
To tack, cruise about.
A whip used for self-flagellation.
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
An enforced compliance or control.
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A punishment to train or maintain control.
A state of order based on submission to authority.
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
To impose order on someone.
To train someone by instruction and practice.
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
To teach someone to obey authority.