English Explanatory Dictionary

choke pear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that cannot be answered.

Word forms

choke pear choke pears

Synonyms

pear pear of anguish Pope's pear
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