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choky

American  
[choh-kee] / ˈtʃoʊ ki /

adjective

chokier, chokiest
  1. tending to choke.

    a choky collar.


choky British  
/ ˈtʃəʊkɪ /

adjective

  1. involving, caused by, or causing choking

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Etymology

Origin of choky

First recorded in 1570–80; choke + -y 1

Example Sentences

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A cafila passed with huge loads of cloths of various sorts, carried on asses, going to Bamean: they paid toll I observed at Choky fort.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

The road up to the ghat is visible, as well as the Choky and a fort, with a small sheet of cultivation to the eastward. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

If Choky Wilson had known anything he would have come himself, and not told you.”

From The Outspan Tales of South Africa by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

At the Choky, the elevation of which is 965 feet, Œsculus begins. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Between this and the Choky, Polypodium, Wallichianum arboreum, Davallia grandis, Oxyspora, Musci, Goodyera, and Composita arborea are found.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William