Definition of 'draw and quarter'
draw and quarter in British
draw and quarter in American
Medieval
draw
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His famous ancestor was hanged, drawn and quartered for treason after the plot failed. The Sun (2013)Men were hanged, drawn and quartered and women burnt for conning the Mint. The Sun (2015)All three were hanged, drawn and quartered on their return to England. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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