Definition of Disbowelling

1. Verb. (present participle of disbowel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disbowelling

1. disbowel [v] - See also: disbowel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disbowelling

disbind
disbinding
disbinds
disbodied
disboscation
disboscations
disbosom
disbosomed
disbosoming
disbosoms
disbound
disbowel
disboweled
disboweling
disbowelled
disbowelling (current term)
disbowels
disbranch
disbranched
disbranches
disbranching
disbud
disbudded
disbudding
disbuds
disburden
disburdened
disburdening
disburdenment
disburdenments

Literary usage of Disbowelling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diary of Iohn Evelyn, Esq., F.R.S.: To which are Added a Selection from His by John Evelyn (1906)
"... a coffin maker, which preserv'd the body without disbowelling, or to appearance using any bituminous matter. The flesh was florid, soft, and full, ..."

2. London Topographical Record by London Topographical Society (1907)
"Thomas Warren, an apothecary, hath found out a way of Preserving Dead Bodies without disbowelling, &c., sear clothing, mangling or cutting any part thereof. ..."

3. Nugæ chirurgicæ; or, A biographical miscellany, illustrative of a collection by William Wadd (1824)
"... invented by one William Russell, a coffin-maker, which preserved the body without disbowelling, or to appearance using any bituminous matter. ..."

4. Memoirs of John Evelyn ...: Comprising His Diary, from 1641-1705-6. And a by John Evelyn (1871)
"... a coffin maker, which preserv'd the body without disbowelling, or to appearance using any bituminous matter. The flesh was florid, soft, and full, ..."

5. London Topographical Record, Illustrated by London Topographical Society (1907)
"Thomas Warren, an apothecary, hath found out a way of Preserving Dead Bodies without disbowelling, &c., sear clothing, mangling or cutting any part thereof. ..."

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