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'''Cyphonism''' ([[Greek language|Gr]] {{Lang|el|κυφωνισμός}}, from {{Lang|el|κῡφός}}, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment by the {{Lang|el|κύφων}} (''kyphon''), a sort of wooden [[pillory]] by which the neck of the malefactor was bent or weighed downward. Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to a form of punishment in which the criminal's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed him to flies, wasps, etc. |
'''Cyphonism''' ([[Greek language|Gr]] {{Lang|el|κυφωνισμός}}, from {{Lang|el|κῡφός}}, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment by the {{Lang|el|κύφων}} (''kyphon''), a sort of wooden [[pillory]] by which the neck of the malefactor was bent or weighed downward. Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to a form of punishment in which the criminal's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed him to flies, wasps, etc. |
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Cyphonism (Gr κυφωνισμός, from κῡφός, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment by the κύφων (kyphon), a sort of wooden pillory by which the neck of the malefactor was bent or weighed downward. Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to a form of punishment in which the criminal's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed him to flies, wasps, etc.
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- "cyphonism". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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