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   garrotte

   /ɡəˈrɒt/

   verb

   • 1. kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord: "he had been garrotted with piano wire"

   noun

   • 1. a wire, cord, or other implement used for garrotting.

   Word Origin early 17th century: via French from Spanish garrote ‘a cudgel, a garrotte’, perhaps of Celtic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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