What does forcipation mean?
Forcipation means (rare) torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.
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
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Forcipation means (rare) torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.
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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
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