English Explanatory Dictionary

dry guillotine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Forced deportation to a penal colony, especially as a punishment during the French Revolution.

Pronunciation

En-au-dry guillotine.ogg

Word forms

dry guillotine

Etymology

As an alternative (and bloodless) punishment to the guillotine.

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