| strangle | To suffocate; to choke; to compress the trachea so as to prevent sufficient passage of air. Origin: G. Strangaloo, to choke, fr. Strangale, a halter (05 Mar 2000) |
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| strangles | A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |