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Choke Pear
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth.
2. A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered. [Low] S. Richardson.