strappado
14 points
English
9 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: North American word list
Definitions
noun
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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural strappados
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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