ikejime

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 活(い)け締(じ)め (ikejime).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌiːkeɪˈd͡ʒiːmeɪ/

Noun

ikejime (uncountable)

  1. A method of killing a live fish wherein a spike is forcefully inserted into the hindbrain.
    • 2018, Shingo Hamada, Richard Ralph Wilk, Seafood: Ocean to the Plate, Routledge, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 176:
      In Japan, fish and crustaceans are killed by pushing a wire through their spinal cord, a method called ikejime.

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