n. Same as Garran. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. Cf. Garrote. ] (Surg.) A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The European golden-eye. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf. Garrot stick, Garter. ] A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Sp. vinagre vinegar. ] A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species (Thelyphonus giganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]