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Strappado

noun
(pl. strappadoes)
1.
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.  Synonym: strapado.





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"Strappado" Quotes from Famous Books



... upon compulsion? No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion. Give you a reason on compulsion! if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason ...
— King Henry IV, The First Part • William Shakespeare [Hudson edition]


Words linked to "Strappado" :   torture, torturing


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