drawing and quartering

A form of draw and quarter — To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of draw and quarter
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APA

drawing and quartering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawing%20and%20quartering

MLA

“drawing and quartering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawing%20and%20quartering. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drawing and quartering,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawing%20and%20quartering.

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