1
[ verb ] pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

Synonyms

quarter draw

Examples

"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

Related terms

kill one-fourth

2
[ verb ] kill by pulling the victim's body into pieces by having horses pull on each extremity

Synonyms

quarter

Examples

"people were executed by being quartered"

Related terms

dismember

*
To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link