Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Choky

Choky , adjective

1.
Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate.
2.
Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion.
A deep and choky voice. — Aytoun
The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. — T. Hughes

Also: Chokey

Choky , noun

[From Hind. chauki watching, guard.]

1.
A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc. [India]
2.
Specif., a prison or lockup; a jail. [India, or Slang, English]