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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. See abbacinate, abbacination.

Wiktionary

  1. v. transitive, rare To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. rare To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes

Etymologies

  1. 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"). (Wiktionary)

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  • reesetee It'll be a fun list. :-) Sep 26, 2008

  • rolig Exactly, RT. This is going in my Wörterwunderkammer. Sep 26, 2008

  • reesetee Like the words in my "curio cabinet".... :-) Sep 26, 2008

  • rolig This word doesn't seem to have much of an existence outside of books with titles like "A Treasury of Unusual Words"; I think I might start tagging such words "collector's items". Sep 26, 2008

  • chained_bear *rolls eyes*

    sorry, that was a terrible joke... Sep 25, 2008

  • vanishedone Yes, it restores one's faith in humanity, doesn't it? Sep 25, 2008

  • mercy I love that there's a single word for such a specific action. Sep 25, 2008

  • sionnach Such a useful and charming word. Nov 13, 2007

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