in twain
Prepositional phrase
  1. (archaic) In two, in halves, into two parts, asunder
    When the masked stranger hew with his axe, the baker's head did split in twain and his body fell like a lump to the ground in turn.
    • 1697, trans. John Dryden, Virgil, Georgics, book IV, lines 202–205:
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    • 2003, Bill Odenkirk (writer), Kif Kroker in “Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch”, Futurama, season 4, episode 1:
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Synonyms Translations
  • German: entzwei
  • Russian: попола́м



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