Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Garrote"
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) 1.7 (wn)
garrote
n : an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
[syn: {garotte}, {garrotte}, {iron collar}]
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