mactation
noun
mac·ta·tion
makˈtāshən
plural -s
: an act of killing
especially : the ritual slaughter of a sacrificial victim
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin mactation-, mactatio, from Latin mactatus (past participle of mactare to honor, sacrifice, slay, slaughter, from mactus worshiped, honored) + -ion-, -io -ion
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- smoke hole
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- smoke jumper
- smoke like a chimney
- smoke mask
- smoke out
- smoke pipe
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