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forcipation

forcipation noun: torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.

Noun

forcipation (uncountable)

  1. (rare) 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 burning1592, Francis Bacon, Observations on a Libel

Origin of forcipation

From Latin forcip(is) + -ation.

Questions about forcipation

What does forcipation mean?
Forcipation means torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.
What part of speech is forcipation?
Forcipation is a noun.

Words near forcipation in the dictionary

  1. forcingly
  2. forcings
  3. forcipal
  4. forcipate
  5. forcipated
  6. forcipation
  7. forcipes
  8. forcipiform
  9. forcipressure
  10. forcipulatacean
  11. forcipulataceans

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