What is to cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc called?
mutilate — To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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