Wielki słownik angielsko-polski red. nacz D. Jemielniak, M. Miłkowski

(Noun) historia podciąganie na linie;

Wordnet angielsko-polski

(a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope)
wahadło
synonim: strapado