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IRON COLLAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
Synonyms:
garotte; garrote; garrotte; iron collar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("iron collar" is a kind of...):
instrument of execution (an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person)