Meaning of DRAW AND QUARTER
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| | Definition: | | [v] pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" |
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| | Synonyms: | | draw, quarter |
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| | See Also: | | kill | |
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| | Related Terms: | | defoliate, denude, dismember, flay, grill, impale, keelhaul, lacerate, maim, mangle, mutilate, peel, pick to pieces, picket, pull apart, rack, shred, skin, strip, take apart, tar and feather, tear apart, tear to pieces, tear to tatters, torture |
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