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Definition of Disembowel
1. Verb. Remove the entrails of. "Draw a chicken"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Derivative terms: Evisceration
Definition of Disembowel
1. v. t. To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
Definition of Disembowel
1. Verb. To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate. ¹
2. Verb. To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disembowel
1. [v -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS, -ELED, -ELING]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disembowel
Literary usage of Disembowel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"... is to disembowel yourself; and to prove to you that I am sincere and disinterested
in what I say, I am here ready to disembowel myself with you. ..."
2. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"How could any one forget to disembowel a hog? I would not have forgiven him, by
Hercules, had he thus served up a dish for me ! ..."
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