scaphism

English

Etymology

From scapho- +‎ -ism.

Noun

scaphism (uncountable)

  1. A form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.

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