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What does scarification mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
  2. A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
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As a forwarder, the 1210A is a good machine but for scarification we found it to be undersized.
Polka-dot make-up, scarification done in tribal designs, and pig grease enhance the appeal of a Minj clanswoman.
Only minor scarification, grading, and revegetation will be required to return trails to their natural topography and to provide proper drainage.
The faces of both sexes were much disfigured as a result of their religious beliefs, which led to the practice of scarification.
Physical disturbance of the forest floor to create improved seedbeds for natural regeneration is called scarification.
Tattooing and scarification, usually tokens of ritual or hierarchical status, were the work of esteemed specialists.

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