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DRAW AND QUARTER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does draw and quarter mean?

• DRAW AND QUARTER (verb)
The verb DRAW AND QUARTER has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: DRAW AND QUARTER used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DRAW AND QUARTER (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

draw and quarter; quarter; draw

Context example:

in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

Hypernyms (to "draw and quarter" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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