abacinate.
To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
Meaning & usage
To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin abacinātus, perfect passive participle of abacinō; possibly formed from ab (“off”) + bacīnum (“a basin”) or bacīnus. Probably cognate with modern Italian abbacinare (“to dazzle”).
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