English Explanatory Dictionary

draw and quarter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.
  2. To severely punish or criticize someone.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-draw and quarter.wav

Word forms

draw and quarter draws and quarters drawing and quartering drew and quartered drawn and quartered

Derived words

hang, draw and quarter
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