strapade
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strapadoe — strapade, strapado(e obs. ff. strappado … Useful english dictionary
strappado — /streuh pay doh, pah /, n., pl. strappadoes. 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… … Universalium
estrapade — (è stra pa d ) s. f. 1° Supplice de mer qui consiste à guinder un coupable à la hauteur d une vergue, d où le laissant tomber dans la mer, on l y plonge autant de fois que le porte sa sentence. L estrapade de terre se donne en liant les… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
strappado — [stra pα:dəʊ, peɪdəʊ] noun (plural strappados) historical a form of punishment or torture in which the victim was secured to a rope and made to fall from a height almost to the ground before being stopped with an abrupt jerk. ↘the instrument used … English new terms dictionary
strappado — strap•pa•do [[t]strəˈpeɪ doʊ, ˈpɑ [/t]] n. pl. does 1) an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim was hoisted by a rope around the wrists, dropped, and allowed to fall the length of the rope 2) the instrument used for this purpose • … From formal English to slang
strapado — 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 • Syn: ↑strappado • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
strappado — n. (pl. os) hist. a form of torture in which the victim is secured to a rope and made to fall from a height almost to the ground then stopped with a jerk; an application of this; the instrument used. Etymology: F (e)strapade f. It. strappata f.… … Useful english dictionary
