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Verb Concept
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draw  quarter  draw and quarter
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Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him WordNet 3.0
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Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To execute a person by tying each limb to an animal and driving them in different directions. Wiktionary
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In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
kill
DERIVATION
one-fourth
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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draw, quarter, draw and quarter
Wiktionary
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draw and quarter
VerbAtlas
KILL va:0062f

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