iṟāttu (p. 57) s. (For.) Weights used as means of torture and tied to the joints of the fingers and toes to extort confession, or to enforce compliance, வருத்தமுறக்கட்டிய குண்டு. இறாத்துக்கட்ட, inf. To fasten weights to the fingers, &c., for the forementioned purposes. 18)