garrote

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At his first struggle the garrote was twisted; it was be quiet or be strangled.

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  1. noun A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person.
  2. noun The iron collar used for such an execution.
  3. noun Strangulation, especially in order to rob.
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  • It was only as he closed the case that he noticed his fingernails were edged with blood, as were the cuffs of his shirt—so much for a garrote being clean. —  EQMM,March-April2006
  • While the snakes wrapped around each other like a braided garrote, Chainer let his mind wander back to the sensation of holding the Mirari in his hands, of having unimaginable power literally at his fingertips Chainer had stood over Kamahl's sleeping body with the Mirari clenched between his palms. —  SCOTT McGOUGH
  • Some say cross the garrote, this only complicates the attack and makes it less likely to succeed. —  Murder Inc. Book
  • The two men fell on the plane floor amid the litter of Fancife's suitcase Seizing a necktie, the young man wrapped it around Fancife's neck like a garrote cord, and tied a hard knot in it. —  083 - The Other World
  • His hands shook as he held the garrote, a simple thin piece of wire with wooden handles. —  Hunter, Healer [Sequel to The Society] - Lilith Saintcrow
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  1. Spanish, cudgel, instrument of torture, possibly from Old French garrot, perhaps from garoquier, to struggle.
 

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