What does "garrote" mean?
Garrote: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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