Meaning of choke pear | Babel Free
Definitions
- 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.
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A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that cannot be answered. archaic
Equivalents
Suomi
tuskan päärynä
Français
poire d'angoisse
Examples
“I believe I have given her a choke-pear.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.