| 单词 | strappado |
| 释义 | strappado /streuh pay"doh, -pah"-/, n. , pl. strappadoes. 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. [1550-60; alter. of MF strapade or its source, It strappata a sharp pull or tug, equiv. to strapp- (s. of strappare to snatch ( < Goth strappan to stretch) + -ata -ADE1] |
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