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ABACINATE
abacinate
(verb) blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone’s eyes; “The prisoners were abacinated by their captors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
A*bac"i*nate, v.t. Etym: [LL. abacinatus, p.p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.]
Definition: To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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