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σκαφεύω, lay in a trough (as torture)

σκᾰφ-εύω, (σκάφη)
  • lay a person in a trough with head, arms, and legs hanging out, and expose him in the heat of the sun, until he dies eaten by insects, a Persian mode of torture, Ctes. Fr. 29.30, Plu. Art. 16.

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