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guillotining, vbl. n.|ˈgɪlətiːnɪŋ, gɪləˈtiːnɪŋ|
[f. guillotine v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. guillotine.
1794in Spirit Publ. Jrnls. (1799) I. 331 Confusions, uproars, commitments, guillotinings, &c. 1799Coleridge Lett. (1895) I. 329 Guillotining is too republican a death for such reptiles. 1859Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 304 We have had..no confiscations, no deportations, and no guillotinings.
attrib.1837Thackeray Carlyle's Fr. Rev., His..guillotining system had its hour. 1893Times 1 June 9/5 Cutting short the discussion on..the remaining clauses of the Bill by what is known as the ‘guillotining’ process. |