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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (4th century), who was sentenced to be killed on a wheel

catherine wheel

 noun
     
cath‧er‧ine wheel British English; pinwheel American English [countable]
a round flat firework that spins around as it burns
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