Choke pear

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Choke´ pear`

	1.	A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth.
	2.	A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.

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impediment			Common Names Pear, Swiss pear, European pear, common pear, pear tree, pearwood, wild pear, choke pear Height/Weight Average height varies but trees can grow from 30 to 40 feet tall and some grow to 60 feet or more. A sweet treat: fine grained, elegant Swiss pear is held in high ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products FAMILY NAMES Pyrus communis of the Family Rosaceae OTHER NAMES Pear, common pear, fruit wood, Swiss pear, French pear, pear tree, wild pear, choke pear HEIGHT/WEIGHT Height is usually 30 to 40 feet but can be up to 59 feet, with diameters of 1 to 2 feet. Swiss pear: a fine-textured fruitwood by Kaiser, Jo-ann / Wood & Wood Products While pearwood is the common term for commercial and veneer, especially in the United States, other names include: wild pear and choke pear, alligator pear, dogwood pear, Chinese pear, white pear, Nigerian pear, elsbeere, and "native" pear, which grows in western Australia. Wood of the month: Pear by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products			Choiceful Choicely Choiceness Choices choicest choir choir loft Choir organ choir school Choir screen Choir service choirboy choirgirl choirmaster choirstall Choiseul choke choke back choke chain choke coil choke collar Choke damp choke down choke hold choke off Choke pear Choke pondweed choke up choke-full Choke-strap chokeberry chokebore chokecherry chokecherry tree choked chokedamp Chokedar chokehold chokepoint choker chokey choking Choking coil choko choky Chol Hamoed chol- Cholaemaa cholagogue cholangiography cholangitis			Choke cherry choke coil choke coil choke collar choke collar choke collar choke collar choke collar choke coupling choke crushing Choke damp Choke damp Choke damp choke down choke down choke filter choke flange Choke flow choke hold choke hold Choke holds Choke holds choke input filter choke joint choke off choke off choke off choke off choke off choke on Choke pear choke piston choke point choke point Choke pondweed Choke Price Choke Prices choke ring Choke Thermal Vacuum Switch choke up choke up choke up choke up choke up Choke valve Choke-Cherry Choke-Cherry choke-full choke-saver Choke-strap Chokeberries chokeberry chokeberry chokebore Chokecherries Chokecherries Chokecherries chokecherry chokecherry chokecherry chokecherry tree

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