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Choky

noun
1.
British slang (dated) for a prison.  Synonym: chokey.





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"Choky" Quotes from Famous Books



... were cleared, our hero was running swiftly across the floor, when a choky voice called him, and he saw his old friend's head protruding from an aperture ...
— Little Folks (October 1884) - A Magazine for the Young • Various
... sleep. Even Frank paused a moment to look at the round, rosy face, the curly eyelashes, half-open mouth, and the peaceful expression of a dreaming baby. "I must do it, or he won't be ready for breakfast," said the Spartan brother, and down came the sponge, cold, wet, and choky, as it was briskly rubbed to and ...
— Jack and Jill • Louisa May Alcott


Words linked to "Choky" :   prison house, prison, tight


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