choke-children

== English == === Alternative forms === chuck-children === Etymology === From choke +‎ children. The fish is noted for its boniness, which could prove a choking-hazard to children. May be related to folklore surrounding the Cornish saint St. Leven. === Noun === choke-children (obsolete) A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa) or rock herring. (obsolete) A fish, the common bream (Abramis brama). === References === Wright, Joseph (1898), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 593: "Choke-children, the fish Alosa vulgaris, allis-shad, so called from its bony nature;" Jago, Frederick William Pearce (1882), The Ancient Language and the Dialect of Cornwall‎[2], page 132 Hunt, Robert, editor (1865), “Legends of St Leven”, in Popular Romances of the West of England‎[3], volume 2, page 12