Cyphonism
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An old punishment of smearing one with honey and exposing him to insects.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
That kind of punishment used by the ancients, and still used by the Chinese, called by Staunton the "wooden collar," by which the neck of the malefactor is bant or weighed down. Bnc. Lond.