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Garrote

noun
1.
An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation.  Synonyms: garotte, garrotte, iron collar.



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"Garrote" Quotes from Famous Books



... me. I made for Dinky-Dunk like a hundred-weight of wildcats. I went through the water like a hell-diver, and without quite knowing what I was doing I got hold of him and tried to garrote him. I don't remember what I said, but I have a hazy idea it was not the most ladylike of language. He stared at me, as I tore Dinkie away from him, stared at me with a hard and slightly incredulous eye. For I'm afraid ...
— The Prairie Child • Arthur Stringer


Words linked to "Garrote" :   throttle, strangulate, strangle, scrag, garotte, instrument of execution


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