chokeyn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəʊki/, U.S.

/ˈtʃoʊki/, Indian English /ˈtʃoːki/, /ˈtʃɔːki/

Forms: Also 1600s chukey, chocky, 1600s–1800s chowkie, chowkee, 1800s choakee, 1800s– choky, 1900s– chowki.

Etymology: < Hindi chaukī shed, watch-house, station, lock-up.

Anglo-Indian.

1. A custom or toll station, in India (in quot. 1608 erroneously applied to the toll itself); a station for palankin-bearers, horses, etc., a guardhouse; a police station.

ΚΠ

1608 Saris in Purchas Pilgr. I. 391 The Kings Custome called Chukey.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 100 At every Gate, stands a Chocky, or Watch to receive Toll.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 410 A Chowkre, i.e. a Shed, where the Customer keeps a Watch to take Custom.

1801 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 329 Duties are levied at the different chokeys close to the Island.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 297 Chokies, or patrole stations.

1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 192 Solitary chowkies.

a. A police ‘station’ or lock-up (in India).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > in India

chokey1866

1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. iii. 77 The idea of the great Mataka in ‘chokee’ made him wince.

1869 Times of India 4 Jan. He was taken to the chowkey close by.

b. In this sense also English slang, and by association with choke, variously misused. [Compare choke n.² 1b, choker n. 3]

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun]

quarternOE

prisona1200

jailc1275

lodgec1290

galleya1300

chartrea1325

ward1338

keepingc1384

prison-house1419

lying-house1423

javel1483

tollbooth1488

kidcotec1515

clinkc1530

warding-place1571

the hangman's budget1589

Newgate1592

gehenna1594

Lob's pound1597

caperdewsie1599

footman's inn1604

cappadochio1607

pena1640

marshalsea1652

log-house1662

bastille1663

naskin1673

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stone-doublet1694

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jigger1812

jug1815

kitty1825

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bughouse1842

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model1845

black house1846

tench1850

mill1851

stir1851

hoppet1855

booby hatch1859

caboose1865

cooler1872

skookum house1873

chokey1874

gib1877

nick1882

choker1884

logs1888

booby house1894

big house1905

hoosegow1911

can1912

detention camp1916

pokey1919

slammer1952

joint1953

slam1960

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 117 Chokey is also very vulgar slang for prison.

1877 W. Besant & J. Rice This Son of Vulcan (new ed.) ii. vi. 223 I'll cool his heels in chokee for a month, and warm them on the treadmill afterwards.

1884 Daily News 24 Sept. 3/1 Wright..would get two or three days ‘choky’ (i.e. bread and water).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	chokey
释义	chokeyn. Brit. /ˈtʃəʊki/, U.S. /ˈtʃoʊki/, Indian English /ˈtʃoːki/, /ˈtʃɔːki/ Forms: Also 1600s chukey, chocky, 1600s–1800s chowkie, chowkee, 1800s choakee, 1800s– choky, 1900s– chowki. Etymology: < Hindi chaukī shed, watch-house, station, lock-up. Anglo-Indian. 1. A custom or toll station, in India (in quot. 1608 erroneously applied to the toll itself); a station for palankin-bearers, horses, etc., a guardhouse; a police station. ΚΠ 1608 Saris in Purchas Pilgr. I. 391 The Kings Custome called Chukey. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 100 At every Gate, stands a Chocky, or Watch to receive Toll. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 410 A Chowkre, i.e. a Shed, where the Customer keeps a Watch to take Custom. 1801 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 329 Duties are levied at the different chokeys close to the Island. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 297 Chokies, or patrole stations. 1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 192 Solitary chowkies. 2. a. A police ‘station’ or lock-up (in India). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > in India chokey1866 1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. iii. 77 The idea of the great Mataka in ‘chokee’ made him wince. 1869 Times of India 4 Jan. He was taken to the chowkey close by. b. In this sense also English slang, and by association with choke, variously misused. [Compare choke n.² 1b, choker n. 3] ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] quarternOE prisona1200 jailc1275 lodgec1290 galleya1300 chartrea1325 ward1338 keepingc1384 prison-house1419 lying-house1423 javel1483 tollbooth1488 kidcotec1515 clinkc1530 warding-place1571 the hangman's budget1589 Newgate1592 gehenna1594 Lob's pound1597 caperdewsie1599 footman's inn1604 cappadochio1607 pena1640 marshalsea1652 log-house1662 bastille1663 naskin1673 state prison1684 tronk1693 stone-doublet1694 iron or stone doublet1698 college1699 nask1699 quod1699 shop1699 black hole1707 start1735 coop1785 blockhouse1796 stone jug1796 calaboose1797 factory1806 bull-pen1809 steel1811 jigger1812 jug1815 kitty1825 rock pile1830 bughouse1842 zindan1844 model1845 black house1846 tench1850 mill1851 stir1851 hoppet1855 booby hatch1859 caboose1865 cooler1872 skookum house1873 chokey1874 gib1877 nick1882 choker1884 logs1888 booby house1894 big house1905 hoosegow1911 can1912 detention camp1916 pokey1919 slammer1952 joint1953 slam1960 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 117 Chokey is also very vulgar slang for prison. 1877 W. Besant & J. Rice This Son of Vulcan (new ed.) ii. vi. 223 I'll cool his heels in chokee for a month, and warm them on the treadmill afterwards. 1884 Daily News 24 Sept. 3/1 Wright..would get two or three days ‘choky’ (i.e. bread and water). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1608
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