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Definition of Strappados
1. strappado [n] - See also: strappado
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strappados
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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