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Meaning of INFIBULATION

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*fib`u*la"tion\, n. [L. infibulare, infibulatum,
to clasp, buckle, or button together; pref. in- in + fibula
clasp, buckle: cf. F. infibulation.]
1. The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or
   padlock.
2. The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the
   genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.
 

 

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