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(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.

(2):

(v. t.) To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Arrote'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/arrote.html. 1828.
 
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