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Procrustes

Syllabification: (Pro·crus·tes)
Pronunciation: /prəˈkrəstēz, prō-/

Greek Mythology
Definition of Procrustes
  • a robber who forced travelers to lie on a bed and made them fit it by stretching their limbs or cutting off the appropriate length of leg. Theseus killed him in like manner.

Origin:

from Greek prokroustēs, literally 'stretcher', from prokrouein 'beat out'

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