- strappado
[strappado 词源字典]
- "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", Mid 16th century: from French (e)strapade, from Italian strappata, from strappare 'to snatch'.[strappado etymology, strappado origin, 英语词源]