Definition
disbowel
verb
- to remove the bowels or intestines from; to eviscerate
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in historical or violent contexts
Examples
- The hunter had to disbowel the deer before transporting it.
- In medieval warfare, soldiers were sometimes threatened with being disboweled.
- The butcher disboweled the fish with a single practiced motion.
- Ancient texts describe rituals in which animals were disboweled as offerings.
- The surgeon carefully disboweled the specimen for anatomical study.