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choke-pear
choke-pear [f. stem of choke v. + pear.] 1. A name given to rough, harsh, and unpalatable varieties of the pear, used for perry.1530 Palsgr. 154 Estrangvillon, a choke peare. 1562 Turner Herbal ii. 108 a, The wyld Pere tre or chouke Pere tre or worry Pear tre. 1563 Homilies ii. Almsdeeds ii. (1859) ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Choke pear
Choke pear may refer to: Choke pear (plant), any variety of astringent pear fruit Pear of anguish, a device found in some museums wikipedia.org
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Choke pear (plant)
A choke pear or chocky-pear is an astringent fruit. The term is used for the fruit of any variety of pear which has an astringent taste and is difficult to swallow. Varieties One variety of choke pear is poire d'Angoisse, a variety of pear that was grown in Angoisse, a commune in the Arrondissement ... wikipedia.org
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choking
▪ I. choking, vbl. n. (or ppl. a.) (ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ) [f. choke v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of the vb. to choke; obstruction of the breath; blocking up of a passage, constriction of a tube; suffocation, smothering.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 72 Chekenynge [1499 Pynson Chowkinge] suffocacio. 1602 Warner Alb. Eng. Epi... Oxford English Dictionary
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choke-
choke- in comb. [the stem of the vb.] 1. a. in attributive relation to a n. = ‘choking, that chokes’: as choke-ball, choke-muddle; choke-cymbal (see quots. 1934 and 1938); also, a cymbal that is ‘choked’ (see choke v. 10 b); choke-strap, a strap which connects the collar with the belly-band, and kee... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pear of anguish
This is also known as the 'choke-pear', though it is far less marvelous and dangerous than the pear of Palioly." wikipedia.org
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worry
▪ I. worry, n. (ˈwʌrɪ) [f. the vb.] 1. a. A troubled state of mind arising from the frets and cares of life; harassing anxiety or solicitude.1804 W. Wilberforce in Life (1838) III. 190 Broomfield..is a scene of almost as much bustle as Old Palace Yard. So much so, that the incessant worry (it is an ... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Wise Woman of Hoxton
inconvenience to be discarded in act three, scene three, he regrets having made a match with "so beggarly a kindred" and having "grafted in the stock of such a choke-pear wikipedia.org
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List of methods of torture
This is also known as the 'choke-pear', though it is far less marvellous and dangerous than the pear of Palioly." wikipedia.org
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