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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

   "The Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier's wound."

2. 2
   A seaduck of the genus Bucephala; a goldeneye.

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of garrote. alt-of, alternative

Example

More examples

"The Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier's wound."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French garrot. Doublet of garrote.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

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