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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. strangle with an iron collar Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob. Source: webster
  6. 6. A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an ironcollar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life becomeextinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment isinflicted. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation v. strangle with an iron collar Source: ecdict

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