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Strappado

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To torture by means of this device. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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