choake

/CH OW1 K/
verb
  1. 1

    Obsolete spelling of choke. [(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).]

noun
  1. 1

    Obsolete spelling of choke. [A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.]