Abacinate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abacinate \A*bac"i*nate\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [LL.
     abacinatus, p. p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.]
     To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. [R.]
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