Meaning Of The Word Procrustes

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Procrustes in American English
a giant of Attica who seizes travelers, ties them to a bedstead, and either stretches them or cuts off their legs to make them fit it
noun: a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus

Procrustes in British English
noun: a robber who put travellers in his bed, stretching or lopping off their limbs so that they fitted it

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