Note sull'episodio
I read from engaging to engirdle.
The Poe quote is from "The Black Cat".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cat_(short_story)
https://poestories.com/read/blackcat
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/poes-short-stories/summary-and-analysis/the-black-cat
I was confused. There isn't a specific piece of torture equipment that's called the "engine" but rather any torture device used to be called an "engine".