STRAPPADO


Meaning of STRAPPADO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ stra-ˈpā-(ˌ)dō, -ˈpä- ]

noun

Etymology: modification of Italian strappata, literally, sharp pull

Date: 1560

: 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

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