Judas cradle

English

Etymology

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Noun

Judas cradle

Judas cradle (plural Judas cradles)

A purported torture device invented in 16th century Spain 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’.

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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