draw and quarter

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draw and quarter (third-person singular simple present draws and quarters, present participle drawing and quartering, simple past drew and quartered, past participle drawn and quartered)

  1. (transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To severely punish or criticize someone.

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