Mancuerda was a method of torture. A tight cord was wound around the arms of the condemned. The executioner would then throw his entire weight backwards, or the pressure would be exerted by a lever. The cord cut through skin and muscle directly to the bone.

Tormento que consistía en atar al reo con ligaduras que se iban apretando por vueltas de una rueda, hasta que confesase o corriese gran peligro su vida.

Meaning of mancuerda in the Spanish dictionary with examples of use. Synonyms for mancuerda and translation of mancuerda to 25 languages.

Mancuerda was a method of torture. A tight cord was wound around the arms of the condemned. The executioner would then throw his entire weight backwards, or the pressure would be exerted by a lever.

La mancuerda fue un método de tortura en el que con una fina cuerda ligada alrededor de uno de los brazos de la víctima, el ejecutor tiraba con su mismo peso o con el uso de una palanca cortando la piel y llegando al hueso.

mancuerda (uncountable) A torture method in which a cord is lashed around someone's arms and pulled so as to cut through the skin.

See 3 authoritative translations of Mancuerna in English with example sentences and audio pronunciations.

mancuerda nf (método de tortura) (dated) mancuerda n : Ese pobre desgraciado fue sometido a la mancuerda. mancuerda nf (cuerda para tortura) (dated) torture rope n : El verdugo apretó las mancuerdas y el preso se retorció de dolor.

Mancuerda was a method of torture. A tight cord was wound around the arms of the condemned. The executioner would then throw his entire weight backwards, or the pressure would be exerted by a lever. The cord cut through skin and muscle directly to the bone.

Mancuerda in spanish pronunciations with meanings, synonyms, antonyms, translations, sentences and more.