infibulation
[ in-fib-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
Origin of infibulation
1First recorded in 1640–50; see origin at infibulate
Words Nearby infibulation
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How to use infibulation in a sentence
infibulation was practiced in two ways,—by a ring through the prepuce or by a bandage around it.
Folkways | William Graham SumnerThe practice of infibulation was very common in India, from religious motives.
For this infibulation of girls, as it is a substance not subject to corruption, they use the fibres of the asbestos.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IV (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
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