meaning of this word & its origin
2006-11-15 18:56:35 · 8 answers · asked by ade 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
guillotine is a device used to cut off heads. i have seen quillotine used as a device for cutting the ends off cigars but i think it might be a misspelling of guillotine.
you can read all about guillotines at wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine
2006-11-15 19:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Guillotined?
If so:
a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution.
Origin is France - was named for a humanitarian physician, Joseph Ignace Guillotin who recommended beheading instead of hanging during the French Revolution
2006-11-16 03:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by Riviera_ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is guillotined misspelled. A guillotine is a device used in France to behead an unfortunate individual. Guillotined is the past tense of the verb form of the word.
ORIGIN named after the French physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738-1814), who recommended its use for executions in 1789.
2006-11-16 03:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did u mean Guillotine & its origin
Twenty three skidoo
Twenty three skidoo - meaning and origin of this phrase. ... Meaning. Go away - scram. Origin. No definitive ... 23 of a multitude executed by the guillotine. ...www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/393450.html
2006-11-16 03:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
isnt it french for slicing off the head in that contraption where the blade falls down fromt he wooden structure..
2006-11-16 02:59:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mintee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a quill is (large hollow part of) a feather so it might mean to tickle someone to death. or if from a porcupine it might mean to prick them to death.
2006-11-16 03:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by robsta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should it not be Guillotined? If so, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine
2006-11-16 03:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was cutting off the top of your pen???? lol
2006-11-16 03:47:03 · answer #8 · answered by ladybird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋