tearing apart by tying limbs to carts moving in opposite directions
A form of medieval execution or punishment; historical term, not used in modern contexts.
Kurumazaki was a medieval punishment in which the criminal's limbs were tied to two oxcarts and torn apart.
Compound of 車 (kuruma, 'cart') and 裂き (saki, 'tearing', from 裂く). The reading くるまざき is a rendaku form.