| Chokey | { } a. 1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. “A deep and choky voice.” Aytoun. [ 1913 Webster ] The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Choky |
| Choky | n. [ From Hind. chauki watching, guard. ] 1. A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc. [ India ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. Specif., a prison or lockup; a jail. [ India, or Slang, Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
