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Definition of Chock-full
1. Adjective. Packed full to capacity. "Chowder chockablock with pieces of fish"
Definition of Chock-full
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of chock full) ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chock-full
Literary usage of Chock-full
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"I 'm chock-full of genius and running over, ... By this time we got into a
shabby-looking street, chock-full of hogs and boys. ..."
2. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1898)
"Whv," said he, " she chock full of lightning yit, you can see it run down her
legs and arms every now and then, and she can feel it shoot- in' through her ..."
3. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"chock-full, adv. full to choking, ie to the cheeks. Mid. ... Morte Arthure, 1551.
COLL. Usa. 1875. He's chock-full o' ..."
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