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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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In spring, you may also want to give it a scarification to get the thatch out of the roots.
Physical disturbance of the forest floor to create improved seedbeds for natural regeneration is called scarification.
Polka-dot make-up, scarification done in tribal designs, and pig grease enhance the appeal of a Minj clanswoman.
Tattooing and scarification, usually tokens of ritual or hierarchical status, were the work of esteemed specialists.
The faces of both sexes were much disfigured as a result of their religious beliefs, which led to the practice of scarification.
He frequently pretends to suck out such an object by the application of the lips alone, without any scarification whatever.

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