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单词 strappado
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
strap•pa•do  (strə pādō, -pä-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -does. 
  1. 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 released, then arrested with a painful jerk just before reaching the ground.
  2. the instrument used for this purpose.
  • Gothic strappan to stretch) + -ata -ade1
  • alteration of Middle French strapade or its source, Italian strappata a sharp pull or tug, equivalent. to strapp- (stem of strappare to snatch (1550–60

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