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Search phrase: embowel

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.236Embowelled of their doctrine, have left offEmbowel'd of their doctrine, haue left off
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.108Embowelled will I see thee by and by,Imbowell'd will I see thee by and by,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.110Embowelled? If thou embowel me today, I'llImbowell'd? If thou imbowell mee to day, Ile
Richard IIIR3 V.ii.10In your embowelled bosoms – this foul swineIn your embowel'd bosomes: This foule Swine

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Glossary

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drawn[unclear meaning] drawn from cover, hunted; disembowelled; dragged along
emboweldisembowel [in Tudor times a procedure used to ensure that the body of a noble person would not deteriorate so much between death and burial]
embowelleddisembowelled, emptied, drained

Thesaurus

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disembowelembowel
disembowelledembowelled
disembowelleddrawn

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOWELACTIONembowel v, embowelled adj
EMBOWELBASICembowel v, embowelled adj

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