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Meaning of strappado

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

strappado

noun

Definitions

  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

Definitions

  1. To torture by means of this device.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/strappado

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