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DRAW AND QUARTER

\dɹˈɔː and kwˈɔːtə], \dɹˈɔː and kwˈɔːtə], \d_ɹ_ˈɔː a_n_d k_w_ˈɔː_t_ə]\

Definitions of DRAW AND QUARTER

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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