English to English
garrote
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noun (n)
- an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.(verb)source: webster1913
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