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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.