Middle English Dictionary Entry
chōke n.
Entry Info
| Forms | chōke n. |
| Etymology | The rimes point to open ō; ?from OE cēace, with crescendo diphthong eā; cp. OFris. ziāke jaw. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.239 : Þey..seide þat al..were preostes, for þey hadde boþe chookes [vr. chekes; L faciem] and boþe lippes i-schave.
- ?a1400(a1338) *Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Petyt 511)12b [1820] : Chynnes, chokes [vr. chekes] gaf hard chekkes; Þer teth gnaisted.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)5271 : He sette a strok vnder his choke, That he myght neuere afftir loke; For men myght se his tethe al white.
- a1450 Ch.Feasts (Roy 18.A.10)249 : Milk ran by þe childys choke [rime: cloke], Swetter þan hony.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1500 Hrl.2252 Artist.Recipes (Hrl 2252) 75/3 : Take the tuske þat þu burnyshe with and chafe yt ouer thy choke, and then burnysshe þi golde or þi syluer.
Note: Postdates word.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. choke.