A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted indrawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall to thelength of the rope, by which means a limb was often dislocated. Shak.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/9301/strappadoRSS for NodeWed, 08 Jul 2026 20:56:29 GMTTue, 21 Mar 2017 19:25:22 GMT60A form of punishment or torture in former times in which the victim was hoisted by a rope, usually by his hands tied behind him, and allowed to fall to the length of the rope, whch did not reach the ground and so caused a painful jerk. Also see [squasation].

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