draw and quarter 1

verbdomain: v society
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

  • 1.in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
  • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

  • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

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