Contortionist n. One who makes or practices contortions; especially, A gymnast who is able to twist the limbs into positions impossible for normal people to achieve.
... falling on my forehead throughout the night, as in the torture-chamber of the Inquisition, was alarming enough to recall me wholly to the immediate future. So I went to bed, finding on the whole that I had made progress in the exercise, though still far from being the trained contortionist that the occasion called for. Hammering ceased, and Davies reappeared just as I was stretched on the rack—tucked up ... — Riddle of the Sands • Erskine Childers Read full book for free!
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