strap·pa·do
strap·pa·do/strəˈpādō,strəˈpäˌdō/
noun
a form of punishment or torture in which the victim was secured to a rope and made to fall from a height almost to the ground before being stopped with an abrupt jerk.
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a punishment or torture in which the subject is hoisted by rope and allowed to fall its full length also : a machine used to inflict this torture.
The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached ...
noun · an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim, with arms bound behind, was raised from the ground by a rope fastened to the wrists, abruptly ...
noun. a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to ...
1. a former kind of torture in which the victim was lifted in the air by a rope fastened to the wrists, then suddenly dropped part way to the ground.
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.
See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the mid 1600s. Entry status. OED is ...
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May 30, 2024 · Strappado a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists.
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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun strappado, two of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...
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Strappado is a form of torture. Strappado may also refer to: Strappado bondage, a related technique in BDSM play; Strappado, a 1986 album by Slaughter ...
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