v. Obs. [ad. OF. estrangler (mod.Fr. étrangler): see ASTRANGLE, STRANGLE.] trans. = STRANGLE v.: in quot. to choke.

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1483.  Caxton, Gold. Leg., 134/2. A woman … had a sone deying in whos throte was a bone of a fysshe thwart whyche estrangled hym.

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