draw and quarter

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsdrawquarter

   Broaderkill

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What does draw and quarter mean?

draw and quarter means "pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him".

What is another word for draw and quarter?

Close synonyms include draw, quarter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.