Definition of Strappado
Strap`pa´do
n.
1.
A
military
punishment
formerly
practiced
,
which
consisted
in
drawing
an
offender
to
the
top
of
a
beam
and
letting
him
fall
to
the
length
of
the
rope
,
by
which
means
a
limb
was
often
dislocated
.
v. t.
1.
To
punish
or
torture
by
the
strappado
.
Related Words
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,
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