Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUF-FO-CA'TION
SUF'FO-CA-TING-LYSUF'FO-CA-TIVE
SUF-FO-CA'TION, n.
- The act of choking or stifling; stopping of respiration, either by intercepting the passage of air to and from the lungs, or by inhaling smoke, dust or air that is not respirable.
- The act of stifling, destroying or extinguishing.
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