a. Obs.–1 [f. Gr. σφάγιος slaying, slaughtering.] Employed in the killing or sacrificing of animals.
1607. Topsell, Four-f. Beasts, 88. Then put they vnder him their Sphagian vesselles to receiue his bloud.
a. Obs.–1 [f. Gr. σφάγιος slaying, slaughtering.] Employed in the killing or sacrificing of animals.
1607. Topsell, Four-f. Beasts, 88. Then put they vnder him their Sphagian vesselles to receiue his bloud.
