(n) :
a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade; a machine used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform
(v) :
to execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine
(n) :
a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade; a machine used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform
(v) :
to execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine