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procrustes

noun /proʊkrəstiz/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 17
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noun

a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus

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