1. having the interior or contents removed; hollowed out
Usage: archaic or literary

1. past tense and past participle of embowel; to remove the bowels or internal organs from; to disembowel
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The embowelled building stood as a hollow shell after the fire.
• Medieval texts describe embowelled animals prepared for feasts.
• The sculptor embowelled the wooden form to create a lighter structure.
• An embowelled ship was scuttled in the harbor.
• The embowelled fruit was ready for cooking.