Meaning Of The Word Strappado
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Strappado Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Strappado?
strappado in American English
a former kind of torture in which the victim was lifted in the air by a rope fastened to the wrists, then suddenly dropped part way to the ground noun: an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim, with arms bound behind, was raised from the ground by a rope fastened to the wrists, abruptly released, then arrested with a painful jerk just before reaching the ground strappado in British English noun: a system of torture in which a victim was hoisted by a rope tied to the wrists and then allowed to drop until the fall was suddenly checked by the rope |
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