пошла изучать матчасть There are, however, a number of common types which are encountered when reading about corporal punishment. These are:The rod. A thin, flexible rod is often called a switch.The birch, a number of strong, flexible branches of birch or similar wood, bound together with twine into a single implement.The rattan cane (not bamboo as it is often wrongly described). Much favoured in the British Commonwealth for both school and judicial use.The paddle, a flat wooden board with a handle, with or without holes. Used in US schools.The strap. A leather strap with a number of tails at one end, called a tawse, was used in schools in Scotland and some parts of northern England.The whip, typically of leather. Varieties include the Russian knout and South African sjambok, in addition to the scourge and the French martinet.The cat o' nine tails was used in British naval discipline and as a judicial and prison punishment.The hairbrush and belt were traditionally used in the United States and Britain as an implement for domestic spanking.The plimsoll or gym shoe, used in British and Commonwealth schools, often called "the slipper". See Slippering (punishment).The ferula, in Jesuit schools, as vividly described in a scene in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.