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garrot en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡæɹət/

Etymology

From French garrot. Doublet of garrote.

Meanings

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. (Caribbean, derogatory) An Antiguan.

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Translations (5)

gl garrote (stick used for tightening) · ru закру́тка (stick used for tightening) · gl arrocho (stick used for tightening) · ru турнике́т (stick used for tightening) · ru жгут (stick used for tightening)

garrot en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

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

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garrot en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

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

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