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Noun: Procrustes  prow'krú-steez
  1. (Greek mythology) 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

Type of: mythical being

Encyclopedia: Procrustes