See Also: garrotte(1)(dictionary)
garrotte(2)(dictionary)
garrotte(dictionary)
Hurst(medicine)
hurst(dictionary)
Hurst bougies(medicine)
Hurst Exponent(H)(money)
Hurst exponent(H)(finance)

garrotte(2) (iou) and hurst (iou)


garrotte(2) (iou)



garrotte verb trans. Also garotte, *garrote. M19.
[French garrotter, from garrot stick, lever or Spanish garrotear, formed as GARROTTE noun.]
Execute by means of the garrotte. M19.
Throttle in order to rob. M19.
Strangle, choke. L19.
garrotter noun a person who garrottes someone M19.
garrotting noun execution or robbery by garrotte M19.

hurst (iou)



hurst noun. Also hirst.
[Old English hyrst from base repr. also by Old Saxon, Old High German hurst, (also mod. German) horst.]
I.
A hillock, knoll, or bank, esp. a sandy one. OE.
b. A sandbank; a ford formed by a bed of sand or shingle. LME.
A wooded hillock or rise; a copse, a wood. OE.
II.
The frame of a pair of millstones. L16.