Scaphism
Pronunciation : Scaph"ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. ska`fh a trough.]
Definition : Defn: An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects until he died.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913