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choke pear
CIDE DICTIONARY
choke pear,
- A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth. [1913 Webster]
- A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered. S. Richardson. [1913 Webster]
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