strappado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

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noun

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

verb

To torture by means of this device.

Transitive verb

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

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

strappados (plural) strappadoes (plural) strappados (present, singular) strappadoing (participle, present) strappadoed (participle, past) strappadoed (past)

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What does strappado mean?

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.

Where does strappado come from?

It is traced to Italian.

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