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2. A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
[Slang]

Choke"-strap` (?), n.
(Saddlery) A strap leading from the bellyband to the
lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.

Chok"ing (?), a. 1.
That chokes; producing the feeling of
strangulation.

2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice
of a person affected with strong emotion.

{ Chok"y Chok"ey } (?), a.
1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having
power to suffocate.

2. Inclined to choke, as a person
affected with strong emotion. "A deep and choky
voice." Aytoun.

The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather
chokey.

T. Hughes.

||Cho*læ"ma*a (?), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. &?; bile + &?; blood.] (Med.) A disease
characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent upon the
presence of the constituents of the bile in the blood.

Chol"a*gogue (?), a. [Gr. &?;; &?;
bile + &?; leading, &?; to lead: cf.


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