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- verb To execute a person by tying each limb to an animal and driving them in different directions.
- verb To severely punish or criticize someone.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
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