Definition of Strappados

1. Noun. (plural of strappado) ¹

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Definition of Strappados

1. strappado [n] - See also: strappado

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strappados

straphanging
straphangs
straphung
straping
strapless
straplesses
straplike
strapline
straplines
strapon
strapons
strappado
strappadoed
strappadoes
strappadoing
strappados (current term)
strapped
strapper
strappers
strappier
strappiest
strappingly
strappings
strappy
strappy top
straps
strapt
strapwork
strapworks

Literary usage of Strappados

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"... man than thou: A gentleman in my country. Span. Wert thou not so, we have strappados, bolts, And engines, to the mainmast fastened, Can make you gentle. ..."

2. The Works of John Marston by John Marston (1856)
"... strappados, or the sword— Mauger informer and slie intelligence,— lie stand as confident as Hercules, And, ..."

3. The Works of John Marston by John Marston (1856)
"... strappados, or the sword— Mauger informer and slie intelligence,— lle stand as confident as Hercules, And, ..."

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