strappado
pronunciation
How to pronounce strappado in British English:
UK [strə'pɑ:dəʊ]
How to pronounce strappado in American English:
US [strə'pɑdoʊ]
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- Noun:
- torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope