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1 strappado
strappado /strəˈpeɪdəʊ/n. (pl. strappados, strappadoes) (stor.)1 [u] supplizio della corda; tratti di corda2 corda per il supplizio.(to) strappado /strəˈpeɪdəʊ/v. t.
См. также в других словарях:
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
