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garrotte
[ guh-rot, -roht ]
garrotte
/ ɡəˈrɒt /
noun
- a Spanish method of execution by strangulation or by breaking the neck
- the device, usually an iron collar, used in such executions
- obsolete.strangulation of one's victim while committing robbery
verb
- to execute by means of the garrotte
- to strangle, esp in order to commit robbery
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Derived Forms
- garˈrotter, noun
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Other Words From
- gar·rotter noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of garrotte1
C17: from Spanish garrote, perhaps from Old French garrot cudgel; of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
I should go, even though I felt as sure as you do that the outcome will be the garrotte or a blank wall and a firing squad.
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Dey garrotte de cap'en and crew, an' Charles go to turn de schooner.
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Garrotte, Garotte, gar-rot′, n. a Spanish mode of strangling criminals.
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His soul shrank from the infamous garrotte, and he aspired to the indulgence of the cuatro tiros (four shots).
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I should call out to you though they had the garrotte at my neck.
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