strappado
noun
strap·pa·do stra-ˈpā-(ˌ)dō 
-ˈpä-
: a punishment or torture in which the subject is hoisted by rope and allowed to fall its full length
also : a machine used to inflict this torture
Word History
Etymology
modification of Italian strappata, literally, sharp pull
First Known Use
1560, in the meaning defined above
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