CHOAKING PYE


Meaning of CHOAKING PYE in English

CHOAKING PYE, or COLD PYE, A punishment inflicted on any person sleeping in company: it consists in wrapping up cotton in a case or tube of paper, setting it on fire, and directing the smoke up the nostrils of the sleeper. See HOWELL'S COTGRAVE.

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.