Choke-strap | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

Related Words

Strap
·vt To fasten or bind with a strap. II. Strap ·vt To beat or chastise with a strap. III. Strap ·no...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to strap
To work. The kiddy would not strap, so he went on the scamp: the lad would not work, and therefore r...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
strap
See strop ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Choke
·noun The tied end of a cartridge. II. Choke ·noun A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
choke
the nip of a rocket. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Strap-shaped
·adj Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
black strap
Bene Carlo wine; also port. A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar, as a punishment for s...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
black-strap
The dark country wines of the Mediterranean. Also, bad port, such as was served for the sick in form...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Choke damp
·- ·see Carbonic acid, under <<Carbonic>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Choke pear
·- A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered. II. Choke pear ·- A...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Choke-full
·adj Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to choke off
A figurative expression borrowed from the act of choking a dog to make him loosen his hold. To arres...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
choke-cherry
The popular name of the prunus Virginiana, so called from its astringent properties. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
choke-full
Entirely full; top full. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
choke the luff
To place suddenly the fall of a tackle close to the block across the jaw of the next turn of the rop...

The Sailor's Word-Book