Abasinate

Abasinate: verb. To blind by putting a hot tin basin near someone's eyes. Clearly this something that is done quite commonly, which is why it required a word of its own to describe this action. The word was coined by the famous Cynewulf, who required the word for one of his poems, as it has fewer syllables than: "putting a hot tin basin near someone's eyes". Cynewulf's work is extremely influential, far past the effects and impact of this word, which has now entered common daily use. That is why Cynewulf and his work is recognised yearly on what is known as "Marmot Day".