Disbowels

/dɪsˈbaʊəlz/ verb

Definition

The third-person singular present tense of disbowel; removes the bowels from or deprives of essential contents.

Etymology

Same root as disbowelling (dis- + bowel), but this form is the conjugated third-person singular, adding -s to the base verb.

Kelly Says

Shakespeare and contemporary playwrights used this word to describe visceral violence in a time before modern medicine, making the language of anatomy a language of drama and consequence.

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