sassywood

Etymology


From sassy, of en (probably African) origin +.

Noun

 * 1) A form of trial by ordeal in Liberia, typically involving a suspect drinking a poisonous concoction made from the bark of the ordeal tree, , or  (called sassy bark); by extension, other forms of trial by ordeal such as applying a heated machete to the suspect's legs, or dipping the suspect's hand into hot oil.
 * 2) The ordeal tree itself, the bark of which is used in the sassywood procedure.
 * 1) The ordeal tree itself, the bark of which is used in the sassywood procedure.
 * 1) The ordeal tree itself, the bark of which is used in the sassywood procedure.
 * 1) The ordeal tree itself, the bark of which is used in the sassywood procedure.
 * 1) The ordeal tree itself, the bark of which is used in the sassywood procedure.