Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To close off or obstruct the genitals of, especially by sewing together the labia majora in females or fastening the prepuce in males, so as to prevent sexual intercourse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To clasp or confine with or as with a buckle or padlock; attach a clasp, buckle, or ring to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To perform
infibulation (on)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin īnfībulāre, īnfībulāt-, to clasp with a brooch, infibulate : in-, on; see in– + fībula, brooch, clasp; see fibula.]
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Examples
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Alopés, or their Semelés; [234] if they try to pass through, you infibulate them with rings so that they can fuck no longer.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes
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