110: guillotine Mar 28, 2015
Today's
word is 'guillotine', named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814),
the French physician who recommended its use for executions in 1789.
This man was a pacifist of sorts and believed this device would be a
more humane way to execute people, however it was the cause and symbol
for the deaths of tens of thousands.