English Explanatory Dictionary

strappado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
verb
  1. To torture by means of this device.

Word forms

strappado strappados strappadoes strappadoing strappadoed

Etymology

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

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