strappado (n)
strapado (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def 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 drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
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Hypernym torture, torturing
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Hyponym torture, torturing

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