2. Verb. (third-person singular of chuck) ¹
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Definition of Chucks
1. chuck [v] - See also: chuck
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chucks
Literary usage of Chucks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"Hints for Using Magnetic chucks The chucks should not be taken apart. ...
Magnetic chucks do not take the place of all other chucks. ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"Independent chucks are generally stronger and better adapted to irregular ...
Universal chucks are best adapted to regular work; they save much time because ..."
3. The Games & Diversions of Argyleshire by Robert Craig Maclagan (1901)
"chucks The two who are not in the circle run, the one after the other, in and
out through the spaces between the couples in the ring and under the stretched ..."
4. Text-book of Advanced Machine Work: Prepared for Students in Technical by Robert Henry Smith (1915)
"Magnetic chucks are used to hold accurately by magnetic contact, thin work, ...
These chucks are best adapted for surface and cylindrical grinding machines, ..."
5. Modern Drilling Practice: A Treatise on the Use of Various Types of Single by Edward K. Hammond (1919)
"Although there are one or two types of drill chucks adapted for holding drills
with the familiar form of tapered shank, by far the more general practice is ..."
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