English Dictionary

choke-dog

名詞

イギリス英語 廃用 俗語 不可算名詞 アメリカ英語

(obsolete, British slang) A very hard cheese. Attributed variously to counties of the West Country of the United Kingdom such as Devon, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.

日本語の意味

非常に硬いチーズ（古英語のスラングとして、イギリス西部地方の特定地域から生じた表現）

On the picnic table sat a slab of choke-dog, an old West Country cheese as hard as a rock.

ピクニックのテーブルには、イングランド南西部の非常に硬いチーズの塊が置かれていた。

意味（1）

(obsolete, British slang) A very hard cheese. Attributed variously to counties of the West Country of the United Kingdom such as Devon, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.

Bought a little bit of Gruyere cheese, instead of our domestic choke-dog concern. When did I ever purchase anything for my own eating? But I will say no more of that. And now to the bread-mill.

意味（2）

(obsolete, US) Any of several plants in the genus Gonolobus.