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choke pears

choke pears is the plural of choke pear.

Meaning of choke pear

Noun

choke pear (plural choke pears)

  1. A metal torture device to be inserted into the body, consisting of a usually pear-shaped piece divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart by turning a screw.
  2. A kind of pear with a rough, astringent taste, difficult to swallow.
  3. (archaic) A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that cannot be answered.
    • I believe I have given her a choke-pear.1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

Questions about choke pears

What is choke pears the plural of?
Choke pears is the plural of choke pear.

Words near choke pears in the dictionary

  1. choke holds
  2. choke off
  3. choke on
  4. choke out
  5. choke pear
  6. choke pears
  7. choke point
  8. choke points
  9. choke price
  10. choke prices
  11. choke the chicken

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