Answer: guillotines

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guillotinesA machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
guillotinesGUILLOTINE, to behead with a guillotine
guillotinesA surgical instrument with a sliding blade used typically for the removal of the tonsils
guillotinesA device for cutting that incorporates a descending or sliding blade, used typically for cutting paper, card, or sheet metal
guillotines(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