amarena
Feb 15, 2004 19:11
E elinguation
1. In law, punishment by elinguating.
(elinguate To remove the tongue from; and ancient mode of punishment. [Obs.])
Whilst flicking through the dictionary trying to find elisor, I said: "Gods! How terrifying. One hopes the practise is obsolete as well as the word."
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