GARROTTE


Meaning of GARROTTE in English

v. & n. (also garotte; US garrote)

--v.tr.

1. execute or kill by strangulation, esp. with an iron or wire collar etc.

2 throttle in order to rob.

--n.

1. a a Spanish method of execution by garrotting. b the apparatus used for this.

2 highway robbery in which the victim is throttled.

Etymology: F garrotter or Sp. garrotear f. garrote a cudgel, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.