单词 | garrotte |
释义 | garrotte v. & n. (also garotte; US garrote) --vtr.   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. |
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