garroters

But I heartily sympathize with the feelings he has expressed, and trust that his new home in the West will never be invaded by conversational garroters.

Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature Various

And, queer as it may seem, his first thought was of the garroters of India and the instant helplessness of their victims.

The Cab of the Sleeping Horse John Reed Scott

We may be very sure, that, if an American is the aim of their pensioned garroters and hired vitriol-throwers, he is an object of fear as well as of hatred, and that the assault proves his ability as well as his love of freedom and zeal for the nation to which he belongs.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Various

He next went to Cuba with Lopez, was wounded and captured, but escaped the garroters to follow General Walker to

Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers

"Is he all right -- safe -- not one of them gars -- you know, the fellows that use a silk cord to strangle you with?" asked Thong, who had some imagination regarding garroters.

The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story Chester K. Steele

The question must be answered: "What can you do to see that the Moslems will not set upon the Hindus, that those garroters and thugies that were active in the country shall not become active again?"

The British Achievement in India 1931

Also, is it frequented almost entirely by murderers, garroters, and thieves.

Europe After 8:15 George Jean Nathan 1920

After it is cleared, it is vital to keep it cleared of weeds, which worse garroters of crops than trees.

Three Acres and Liberty Bolton Hall 1896

He next went to Cuba with Lopez, was wounded and captured, but escaped the garroters to follow General Walker to Nicaragua.

Memories Beers, Fannie A. 1888

The _guichinangoes_ (garroters, we might say), at those times the city's particular terror by night, never crossed his path.

Madame Delphine George Washington Cable 1884