draw and quarter
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editdraw and quarter (third-person singular simple present draws and quarters, present participle drawing and quartering, simple past drew and quartered, past participle drawn and quartered)
- (transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.
- (transitive, figurative) To severely punish or criticize someone.
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editто execute a person
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See also
edit- Hanged, drawn, and quartered on Wikipedia.Wikipedia