English Explanatory Dictionary

garrot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
  2. An Antiguan.
verb
  1. Alternative form of garrote.
noun
  1. A seaduck of the genus Bucephala; a goldeneye.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæɹət/

Word forms

garrot garrots garroting garroted

Etymology

From French garrot. Doublet of garrote.

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