cyphonismn.

/ˈsʌɪfənɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < Greek κυϕωνισμός, punishment by the κύϕων, crooked piece of wood, bent yoke of a plough, a sort of pillory, < κῡϕός bent, crooked.

Ancient Greek History.

Punishment by the κύϕων, a sort of pillory in which slaves or criminals were fastened by the neck (Liddell and Scott). For notions formerly held about it see quot. 1848.

ΚΠ

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Cyphonism, Cyphonismus, a Kind of Torture, or Punishment, in use among the Antients. The Learned are at a loss to determine what it was.

1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 157/2 Cyphonism..some suppose to have been the smearing of the body with honey, and exposing the person to flies, wasps, etc. But the author of the notes on Hesychius says..that it..signifies that kind of punishment still used by the Chinese, called..the wooden collar, by which the neck of the malefactor is bent or weighed downward.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	cyphonism
释义	cyphonismn. /ˈsʌɪfənɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < Greek κυϕωνισμός, punishment by the κύϕων, crooked piece of wood, bent yoke of a plough, a sort of pillory, < κῡϕός bent, crooked. Ancient Greek History. Punishment by the κύϕων, a sort of pillory in which slaves or criminals were fastened by the neck (Liddell and Scott). For notions formerly held about it see quot. 1848. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Cyphonism, Cyphonismus, a Kind of Torture, or Punishment, in use among the Antients. The Learned are at a loss to determine what it was. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 157/2 Cyphonism..some suppose to have been the smearing of the body with honey, and exposing the person to flies, wasps, etc. But the author of the notes on Hesychius says..that it..signifies that kind of punishment still used by the Chinese, called..the wooden collar, by which the neck of the malefactor is bent or weighed downward. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1728
随便看	rajahs rajahship rajahships rajanigandha rajas rajaship rajaships rajasic rajasthani rajayogin rajes rajiform rajkumar rajkumari rajmahali rajneeshee rajoid rajpoot rajpramukh rajput rajya sabha rakah rakat rake rake a person over the coals