Word Meanings - STRAPPADO - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. Shak. (more info) strappado, from strappare to pull,

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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. Shak. (more info) strappado, from strappare to pull, from Prov. G. strapfen: cf. G.

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• DRAWCANSIR
  A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully. The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor foe. Addison.
• CONSISTENTLY
  In a consistent manner.
• DRAW-CUT
  A single cut with a knife.
• LETTRURE
  See CHAUCER
• FORMERLY
  In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
• LENGTHEN
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• DRAWEE
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• DRAWBAR
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• CONSIST
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• PRACTICER
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• LETTERER
  One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters.
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