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Choke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (331 words)
Choke (horse), a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked
Choke pear, an old device that may or may not have been an instrument of torture
A choke in a shotgun is a restriction or narrowing of the barrel, intended to tighten the shot pattern
Pear of Anguish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (178 words)
The Pear of Anguish is a torture instrument shaped like a pear, which was inserted in the victim's mouth (hence also called Choke pear), rectum or vagina.
Upon insertion, the handle was turned, causing the leaves to slowly separate causing extreme pain and mutilation to the victim.
The insertion of the pear was dependent (as a mirror punishment) on the crime the victim was accused of; while slanderers and blasphemers would have their mouths mutilated, homosexuals would suffer the same fate on their anuses.
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