English Dictionary

pitchcapping

名詞

不可算名詞

A form of torture used against suspected rebels during the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, in which hot pitch or tar was poured into a conical paper "cap", which was then forced onto the bound suspect's head, allowed to cool, and rapidly removed, taking with it a portion of the skin.

日本語の意味

アイルランド反乱1798年当時、反乱の容疑者に対して行われた拷問の一種。熱いピッチやタールを円錐形の紙製キャップに注ぎ、縛られた容疑者の頭部に押し付け、冷やした後に急速に取り外すことで皮膚の一部を剥がす方法。

The historian recounted pitchcapping as a horrific punishment meted out to suspected rebels during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

歴史家は、1798年のアイルランド反乱期に疑いのある反逆者に対して行われた、熱いピッチ（タール）を錐形の紙製の「帽子」に注ぎ、それを縛られた被疑者の頭に押し付けて冷やし、素早くはがすことで皮膚の一部を剥ぎ取るという恐るべき刑罰としてその拷問を語った。

意味（1）

A form of torture used against suspected rebels during the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, in which hot pitch or tar was poured into a conical paper "cap", which was then forced onto the bound suspect's head, allowed to cool, and rapidly removed, taking with it a portion of the skin.