GARROTE

garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron collar

(noun) an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag

(verb) strangle with an iron collar; “people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

garrote (plural garrotes)

an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation

something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation

Verb

garrote (third-person singular simple present garrotes, present participle garrotting, simple past and past participle garrotted)

(transitive) to execute by strangulation

(transitive) to kill using a garrote

Source: Wiktionary

Gar*rote", n. Etym: [Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf. Garrot stick, Garter.]

Definition: 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.

Gar*rote", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garroted; p. pr. & vb. n. Garroting.]

Definition: To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition