单词 | squassation |
释义 | squassation[ skwo-sey-shuhn ] / skwɒˈseɪ ʃən / nouna form of strappado in which the victim, with arms bound behind and feet heavily weighted, was jerked up and down at the end of a rope passed under the arms. Origin of squassation1725–35; <Italian squass(are) to shake severely (<Vulgar Latin *exquassāre;see squash1) + -ation Words nearby squassationsquash-blossom, squash bug, squash ladder, squash vine borer, squashy, squassation, squat, squatter, squatter sovereignty, squatter's right, squat thrust Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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