Draw
Draw verb - Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
Usage example: in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Quarter
Quarter verb - Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good draw | good quarter |
| full | full draw | full quarter |
| complete | complete draw | complete quarter |
| original | original draw | original quarter |
| Other adjectives: single, entire, big, bottom, final, later, random, last, lucky, magical. | ||
Common collocations
| game | draw game | quarter game |
Both words in one sentence
- If you haven't reached the midway point of the outbound voyage by the time a quarter of your food is gone, you draw straws... loser goes into the fridge.
Source: Literature / Heechee Saga -
Al Capone episode of Deadliest Warrior, Champion Gunslinger Joey Dillion (who was testing weapons for the Jesse James side) was able to draw and accurately fire his twin Colt revolvers in a quarter of a second in contrast to the Al Capone expert who took half a second to lift and fire his Tommy Gun.
Source: Quick Draw -
Done again in Catching Fire, where for the Quarter Quell Games they draw their tributes from the pool of victors for previous games.
Source: Moving the Goalposts
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Quarter and Draw. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/draw/quarter
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