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Definition of Scaphism
1. n. An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects until he died.
Definition of Scaphism
1. Noun. A form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death. ¹
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