D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cyphonism

/(s?f`?-n?z'm [or] s�"f�-)/ · Cyph·o·nism · IPA
01 n. A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is st…
  1. 1.
    A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.