Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estrapade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-tra-pade
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.

noun

A form of torture in which the victim is suspended on a rope that is attached to a pulley, over a fire and repeatedly let down close to the flames and hauled up away from them, in order to prolong the suffering.

Example Sentences

"Then one day she went riding on her favourite horse, Coco, without a helmet, and Kwango, her prize borzoi, leapt out in front of her, causing Coco to perform an estrapade which sent Vivienne flying and falling, landing head first on the concrete drive, killing her instantly."
"He did not want to look at the rigid legs, at the feet hanging down nervelessly, with their bare toes some six inches above the floor, to know that the man had been given the estrapade till he had swooned."

Etymology

Borrowed from French estrapade.

Inflected Forms

estrapades (plural)

Questions

What does estrapade mean?: The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
Where does estrapade come from?: Borrowed from French estrapade.

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