• Procrustes

    Origin

    From Ancient Greek Προκρούστης

    Full definition of Procrustes

    Proper noun

    Procrustes

    (plural Procrustess)
    1. A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.

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