English Dictionary

choke pear

名詞

古語

A metal torture device to be inserted into the body, consisting of a usually pear-shaped piece divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart by turning a screw.

日本語の意味

体内に挿入される金属製の拷問具。通常、梨型の形状をしており、スプーンのようなセグメントに分かれていて、ねじを回すことでそのセグメントが広がる仕組みになっている。

The museum had a rusted choke pear on display, a grim reminder of medieval cruelty.

博物館には錆びた金属製の梨形拷問具が展示されており、中世の残酷さを思い起こさせる痛ましい遺物だった。

意味（1）

A metal torture device to be inserted into the body, consisting of a usually pear-shaped piece divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart by turning a screw.

意味（2）

A kind of pear with a rough, astringent taste, difficult to swallow.

意味（3）

(archaic) A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that cannot be answered.

I believe I have given her a choke-pear.

choke pears （ plural ）