pitchcapping (English, noun)
expansion: pitchcapping (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: uncountable
Forms: