Definition of strappado Strappado

strap•pa•do

We found 8 definitions of strappado from 6 different sources.

What does strappado mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: strappadoes

strappado - 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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Wiktionary

strappado (Noun)
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.
strappado (Verb)
To torture by means of this device.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

strappado (n.)
A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall to the length of the rope, by which means a limb was often dislocated.
strappado (v. t.)
To punish or torture by the strappado.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

strappado
A form of torture in which the victim's hands are first tied behind their back, and then he or she is suspended in the air by means of a rope attached to wrists, which most likely dislocates both arms.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

strappado
strap-ā′do, n. (Shak.) a punishment which consisted in pulling the victim to the top of a beam and letting him fall so as to break his bones.—v.t. (Milt.) to torture or punish by the strappado. [It. strappata—strappare, to pull.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

strappado
A punishment formerly inflicted upon foreign soldiers by hoisting them up with their arms tied behind them, and then suddenly letting them down within a certain distance of the earth.