choke-dog noun2 •(slang, no longer used) A very hard cheese. Attributed variously to counties of the West Country of the United Kingdom such as Devon, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.Bought a little bit of Gruyere cheese, instead of our domestic choke-dog concern. When did I ever purchase anything for my own eating? But I will say no more of that. And now to the bread-mill. — 1826 •(US, no longer used) Any of several plants in the genus Gonolobus.