| 单词 | to tip the garrotte |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tip the garrotte 3. Highway robbery performed by throttling the victim. to tip the garrotte: (slang) to use this method of robbery. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > attacking and robbing mugging1846 garrotte1852 garrotting1858 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (intransitive)] > attack and rob to tip the garrotte1852 1852 Ann. Reg. 78 The crime of robbery by means of suffocation, and known as ‘garotte’, from the Spanish mode of execution, has become exceedingly common. 1856 Punch 31 194 The old ‘Stand and deliver!’ 's all rot; Three to one; hit behind; with a wipe round the jowl, boys, That's the ticket—and Vive la Garotte!..Let them cly-fake, we'll tip the Garotte. < as lemmas |
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