scaphism

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noun

An alleged 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.

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Meanings

nounscaphism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alleged 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.

Origin

From scapho- + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic سكافيزم
  • سكافيزمform of execution
Chinese Mandarin 船刑
  • 船刑form of execution
French scaphisme
  • scaphismeform of execution
German Scaphismus
  • Scaphismusform of execution
Italian scafismo
  • scafismoform of execution
Korean 스카피즘
  • 스카피즘 (seukapijeum)form of execution
Persian دو کرجی
  • دو کرجیform of execution
Portuguese escafismo
  • escafismoform of execution
Spanish escafismo
  • escafismoform of execution
Vietnamese thuyền hình
  • thuyền hìnhform of execution

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

scampish
Cite this entry
APA

scaphism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphism

MLA

“scaphism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaphism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphism.

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