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111Bowstring hemp — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… …
112Sanseviera Zeylanica — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… …
113Strangle — Stran gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Strangling}.] [OF. estrangler, F. [ e]trangler, L. strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. {Strain}, {String}.] 1. To compress the windpipe of (a… …
114Strangled — Strangle Stran gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Strangling}.] [OF. estrangler, F. [ e]trangler, L. strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. {Strain}, {String}.] 1. To compress the windpipe …
115Strangulation — Stran gu*la tion, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See {Strangle}.] 1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat;… …
116angina — noun Etymology: Latin, throat inflammation, from Greek anchonē strangling, from anchein to strangle Date: 1578 a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: as a. a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or… …
117strangle — verb (strangled; strangling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter more at strain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to choke to death by compressing… …
118strangles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: plural of obsolete strangle act of strangling Date: circa 1706 an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus (Streptococcus equi) and marked especially by… …
119strangulation — noun Date: 1542 1. the action or process of strangling or strangulating 2. the state of being strangled or strangulated; especially excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine)… …
120suffocate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suffocatus, past participle of suffocare to choke, stifle, from sub + fauces throat Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or… …
