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Strappado

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An obsolete military punishment by drawing a culprit to the top of a beam and then letting him drop the length of the rope.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Strappado'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/strappado.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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