garrotte

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  • There were more fibers from the rope — his garrotte, they speculated. —  The Twelfth Card
  • One guard testified that Smith slowly strangled herself as the guards at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener urged the troubled 19-year-old to remove a garrotte she had placed around her neck. —  Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
  • Soon the plastic garrotte is tighter than a twist-tie on a bag of bread, blocking the child's airway. —  The Toque
  • But then it occurred to me that you could take out the strings and garrotte somebody with them. —  HEADLINES
  • So it would be less hassle to put your garrotte in your pocket. —  HEADLINES
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