"Strappado" is a word in ENGLISH
A military punishment formerly practiced, which
consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him
fall to the length of the rope, by which means a limb was often
dislocated.
To punish or torture by the strappado.
for though life can have its unspeakable tragedies, there is simply too much joy out there for those who'd seek it.
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