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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garrote \Gar*rote"\, n. [Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of Celtic origin; cf Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf {Garrot} stick, {Garter}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garrote \Gar*rote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garroted}; p. pr & vb n. {Garroting}.] To strangle with the garrote; hence to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garrote n : an instrument for execution by strangulation [syn: {garotte}, {garrotte}, {iron collar}]
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