"Choak" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... cloggs the brain And doth the stomach choak But he's a brave spark that can dine With ...
— The Social History of Smoking • G. L. Apperson
... deck. The night was very warm, but there was a light and increasing breeze, and the cutter was standing in and close to the shore to make a long board upon next tack. Vanslyperken passed the man at the helm, and walked aft to the taffrail; he stood up on the choak to ascertain what way she was making through the water, and he was meditating upon the best method of proceeding. Had he known where Smallbones' hammock was hung, he would have gone down with the ...
— Snarleyyow • Captain Frederick Marryat |
