poena cullei

noun

A form of execution in Ancient Rome consisting of being sewn up in a sack, sometimes with live animals, and then being thrown into water.

OriginLatin poena culleī →
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Meanings

nounpoena cullei (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of execution in Ancient Rome consisting of being sewn up in a sack, sometimes with live animals, and then being thrown into water.

Origin

  1. Latinpoena culleī
  2. Englishpoena cullei

From Latin poena culleī (literally “punishment of the sack”).

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