Judas cradle

English

Noun

Judas cradle

Judas cradle (plural Judas cradles)

A purported torture device by which the suspended victim’s orifice was slowly impaled on and stretched by the pyramidal tip of the ‘seat’.

Synonyms

Judas chair

Translations

device of torture

Italian: Culla di Giuda f
Portuguese: berço-de-judas m, berço de Judas

Spanish: cuna de Judas f

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