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choke
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(jargon)choke - To fail to process input or, more generally, to fail at any endeavor.

E.g. "NULs make System V's "lpr(1)" choke." See barf, gag.


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If I am faced with a series of poor crop years, or the time comes when I really need to spend my money on a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy the farm next door, my fleet will be in a position where I can take a pass on trading.
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Harper, who said he wished he had ``super, deep, stupid dough'' to just buy the farm outright and keep it open, appealed to the landowner's sense of fairness.
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amp;ldquo;If there’s not enough money to provide the older generation with reward and security, then the younger generation needs to buy the farm out right.
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