strappado

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Definition of strappado

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.

“What, vpon compulsion? No: were I at the Strappado, or all the Racks in the World, I would not tell you on compulsion.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.

“What, vpon compulsion? No: were I at the Strappado, or all the Racks in the World, I would not tell you on compulsion.”

verb

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From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”).

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