The words choked in his throat.
Sir W. Scott.
Choke, n. 1. A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.
2. (Gun.) (a) The tied end of a cartridge. (b) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.
Choke"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub.
Choke"cher`ry (?), n. (Bot.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.
Choke" damp` (?). See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
||Cho`ke*dar" (?), n. [Hindi chaukī-dār.] A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [India]
Choke"-full` (?), a. Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.
Choke" pear` (?). 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.
Chok"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, chokes.