Question

I hit a blow on the ridge of his skull laid him stretched out and he split to the knob of his gullet explain

Answer 1

The excerpt has been taken from the story "The Playboy of the Western World", written by John Millington Synge.

In the story, Christy admits to his crime by saying the above-given statement after he kills his father.

Christy's dad treats him very casually and this annoys Christy many a time. His dad had pressurized Christy to marry Casey, a 45-year-old widow who weighed 205 pounds and had a blind eye and a bad leg.

Christy refused to marry her. His father was furious and attacked him with a scythe. Christy lept to the east and then gave a blow on his skull and split the knob of his gullet and killed him eventually.