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squassation

squassation noun: a variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.

Noun

squassation (countable and uncountable, plural squassations)

  1. A variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.

Forms of squassation

pluralsquassations

Questions about squassation

What does squassation mean?
Squassation means a variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.
What part of speech is squassation?
Squassation is a noun.
What is the plural of squassation?
The plural of squassation is squassations.

Words near squassation in the dictionary

  1. squashing the beef
  2. squashingly
  3. squashings
  4. squashlike
  5. squashy
  6. squassation
  7. squassations
  8. squat
  9. squat cage
  10. squat cages
  11. squat effect

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