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choke pear

Choke pear

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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