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.

Translations

form of execution

• Arabic: سكافيزم
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 船刑

• French: scaphisme (fr) m
• German: Scaphismus (de) m
• Italian: scafismo m
• Korean: 스카피즘 (seukapijeum)
• Persian: دو کرجی
• Portuguese: escafismo m
• Spanish: escafismo m
• Vietnamese: thuyền hình

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