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disembowel

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to take the internal organs out of
  • ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails

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The first known use of disembowel was in 1618

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“Disembowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowel. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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