forcipation

noun

Etymology

From Latin forcip(is) + -ation.

Definitions

  1. torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers

    • And à punishment surely it is , though of great terror , yet by reason of the quick dispatching , of less torment far than either the wheel or forcipation , yea than simple burning

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for forcipation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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