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IRON COLLAR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does iron collar mean?

• IRON COLLAR (noun)
The noun IRON COLLAR has 1 sense:

1. an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

Familiarity information: IRON COLLAR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• IRON COLLAR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

garotte; garrote; garrotte; iron collar

Hypernyms ("iron collar" is a kind of...):

instrument of execution (an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person)

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