Forcipation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers rare, uncountable
"And à punishment surely it is , though of great terror , yet by reason of the quick dispatching , of less torment far than either the wheel or forcipation , yea than simple burning"
Example
More examples"And à punishment surely it is , though of great terror , yet by reason of the quick dispatching , of less torment far than either the wheel or forcipation , yea than simple burning"