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Meaning of break upon the wheel | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To execute using a breaking wheel.

Equivalents

Svenska rådbråka

Examples

“For his rapacity, the guardsman was broken upon the wheel.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

break water break wedlock break wind break with break with tradition break-dance

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