Choky

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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