choke pear
English
Etymology
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Noun
choke pear (plural choke pears)
- 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.
- A kind of pear with a rough, astringent taste, difficult to swallow.
- (archaic, vulgar) A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that cannot be answered.
- Samuel Richardson
- I believe I have given her a choke-pear.
- Samuel Richardson
Synonyms
- (torture device): pear, pear of anguish, Pope's pear
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Further reading
Choke pear (torture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia