English Explanatory Dictionary

hang, draw and quarter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To execute (someone) by hanging until nearly dead, followed by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering; especially as a punishment for high treason.
  2. To savagely attack, or attempt to utterly destroy.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hang, draw and quarter.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hang, draw and quarter.wav

Word forms

hang, draw and quarter hangs, draws and quarters hanging, drawing and quartering hanged, drew and quartered hung, drew and quartered hanged, drawn and quartered hung, drawn and quartered

Etymology

From hang + draw and quarter.

Related words

draw and quarter
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