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subinˈcision
[sub- 2.]
The cutting of an opening into the urethra on the under side of the penis: a practice prevalent in some primitive societies. So subinˈcise v. trans., to perform subincision upon.
1899Spencer & Gillen Native Tribes Central Australia 263 The rite of sub-incision..has frequently been alluded to by Curr and other writers under the name of the ‘terrible rite’. 1904― North. Tribes Central Australia xi. 354 It was decided by the old men that, towards the close of these [ceremonies] three young men should be subincised. |