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English verb: draw and quarter | |||
| 1. | draw and quarter (social) pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him | ||
| Samples | In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes. | ||
| Synonyms | draw, quarter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
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