Noah Webster
Choke-pear
CHOKE-PEAR, noun
1. A kind of pear that has a rough astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the parts of the mouth.
2. An aspersion or sarcasm by which a person is put to silence.
CHOKE-PEAR, noun
1. A kind of pear that has a rough astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the parts of the mouth.
2. An aspersion or sarcasm by which a person is put to silence.