English

Noun

choke pear ‎(plural choke pears)

1. A torture device consisting of a metal body (usually pear-shaped) divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart by turning a ****.
2. A kind of pear with a rough, astringent taste, difficult to swallow.
3. (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.

Synonyms

• (torture device): pear, pear of anguish

External links

• Choke pear (torture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia