See Also: embowel(dictionary)

embowel (iou)



embowel verb trans. Now rare. Also imbowel. Infl. -ll-, -l-. E16.
[In sense 1 from Old French emboweler alt. of esboueler, from es- EX-1 + bouel BOWEL. In sense 2 from EM-1, IM-1 + BOWEL.]
= DISEMBOWEL. E16.
Put or convey into the bowels or the depths. L16-M17.
emboweller noun (rare) L16.