by Im Alec on October 23rd, 2006
The total is "hanging, drawing and quartering". People were hanged until they ere nearly, but not completely, dead. Then they were cut down and disembowelled (drawn). The body was then cut up into four quarters (roughly, arms and lags plus attached pieces). The quarters were sent to provincial cities to show the punishment for treason or whatever it was that the unfortunate victim had done. His head generally remained (on a spike) wherever the punishment was inflicted.
by EL1 2 on October 23rd, 2006
It means to slice them open and pull and stretch their intestines. Also, it can mean tying each leg and arm of a person to a different horse and having all the horses run in different directions.
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