Choke-dog

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very hard cheese. Attributed variously to counties of the West Country of the United Kingdom such as Devon, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. British, obsolete, slang, uncountable

    "Bought a little bit of Gruyere cheese, instead of our domestic choke-dog concern. When did I ever purchase anything for my own eating? But I will say no more of that. And now to the bread-mill."

  2. 2
    Any of several plants in the genus Gonolobus. US, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

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angle podisle of wight rock

Example

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"Bought a little bit of Gruyere cheese, instead of our domestic choke-dog concern. When did I ever purchase anything for my own eating? But I will say no more of that. And now to the bread-mill."

Etymology

From choke + dog.

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