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Meaning of Judas cradle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A purported torture device invented in Spain in the 16th century by the Spanish Inquisition by which the suspended victim’s orifice, usually the anus, was slowly impaled on and stretched by the pyramidal tip of the seat.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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