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Meanings of strapado in inglês

espanhol
garrucha

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.

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        garrucha
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        Examples for "strappado"
        Examples for "strappado"
        1
        But save me from the strappado, from the torment of the rack.
        The Red Axe
        2
        I'd strappado you and then hang you within the next half-hour.
        The Yeoman Adventurer
        3
        I'll uphold you to face Spaniards, strappado, rack, galleys, and all!
        To Have and to Hold
        4
        By my faith, he shall know what the strappado means when I see Versailles again.
        The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
        5
        Scarpines and strappado won't lay stone on stone!
        Sir Mortimer: A Novel
        Translations for strapado
        espanhol
        garrucha