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AbacinateAn obscure form of medieval torture in which a red hot iron is held before someone's eyes to blind them.
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Abacinate(v) blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes
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Abacinate
(transitive,rare) To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
* 1905|James M. Ludlow|Sir Raoul|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=kXEmmDGmYdEC&q=%22not+of+hot+irons+but%2 [..]
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