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Choke Pear
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.
(2):
A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Choke Pear'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/choke-pear.html. 1828.