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Definitions for Strappado
[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.
[3] a system of torture in which a victim was hoisted by a rope tied to his wrists and then allowed to drop until his fall was suddenly checked by the rope
Words nearby Strappado
strap-oil, straphang, straphanger, strapless, strapline, strappado, strapped, strapped for, strapper, strapping, strappy
Origin of Strappado
1550–60; alteration of Middle French strapade or its source, Italian strappata a sharp pull or tug, equivalent to strapp- (stem of strappare to snatch (< Gothic strappan to stretch) + -ata -ade1
Word origin for Strappado
C16: from French strapade, from Italian strappare to tug sharply, probably of Germanic origin; related to German (dialect) strapfen to make taut