Garrote

n. [Sp. & Pg. garrote; Fr. garrot, a bending lever, a stick for packing, from Sp. & Pg. garra, claw, talon, Pr. garre, ham, leg, bend of the knee, Armor. & W. gar, leg, ham, shank.] A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life becomes extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.