hookswinging

Etymology

From hook + swinging.

hookswinging means A ritualistic form of torture in which a volunteer was hung from hooks attached to the flesh on the back. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 94 out of 100.

noun

A ritualistic form of torture in which a volunteer was hung from hooks attached to the flesh on the back.“In late October 1891, the Madras Mail¹ brought dramatic attention to the fact that “the barbarous and cruel custom of hookswinging to propitiate the Goddess of Rain, which has been obsolete for some time, has been revived at Sholavandan near Madura.””