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Guil·lo·tine

/ˈɡiləˌtēn/

noun
- 1. a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
- ▪ a device for cutting that incorporates a descending or sliding blade, used typically for cutting paper, card, or sheet metal.
- ▪ a surgical instrument with a sliding blade used typically for the removal of the tonsils.
- ▪ (in parliament) a procedure used to prevent delay in the discussion of a legislative bill by fixing times at which various parts of it must be voted on: "a guillotine motion"
verb
- 1. execute (someone) by guillotine.
- ▪ (in parliament) end discussion by applying a guillotine to (a bill or debate).
Word Origin late 18th century: from French, named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), the French physician who recommended its use for executions in 1789.
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