choky

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

choky
    adj 1: so tight as to tend to choke; "a choky collar"
    n 1: British slang (dated) for a prison [syn: {chokey}, {choky}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Choky \Chok"y\ Chokey \Chok"ey\, 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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Choky \Cho"ky\, 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.]

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