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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



... in calmness and light, is positive and composed, and knows no discouragement. The battle rages with many a loud alarm and frequent advance and retreat—the enemy triumphs—the prison, the handcuffs, the iron necklace and anklet, the scaffold, garrote, and lead-balls, do their work—the cause is asleep—the strong throats are choked with their own blood—the young men drop their eyelashes toward the ground when they pass each other ... and is liberty gone out of that place? No, never. When liberty goes, it is not the first to go, nor the second ...
— Poems By Walt Whitman • Walt Whitman



Words linked to "Garrote" :   iron collar, garotte, scrag, garroter, throttle, strangle, garrotte, instrument of execution, strangulate



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