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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
wood chock
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chock — 1670s, lumpy piece of wood, possibly ultimately from O.N.Fr. choque a block (O.Fr. çoche log, 12c.; Mod.Fr. souche stump, stock, block ), from Gaul. *tsukka a tree trunk, stump. Chock a block is nautical, said of two blocks of tackle run so… … Etymology dictionary
chock — [tʃɔk US tʃa:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old North French choque] a block of wood or metal that you put in front of the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from moving … Dictionary of contemporary English
chock — [ tʃak ] noun count a block of wood or metal that you put against a wheel to stop a vehicle from moving … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chock — /tʃɒk / (say chok) noun 1. a block or wedge of wood, etc., for filling in a space, especially for preventing movement, as of a wheel or a cask. 2. Nautical a. a metal or wooden fitting through which a mooring line, anchor cable, towline, or… …
chock — /chok/, n. 1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc. 2. Naut. a. any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains. b. a shaped… … Universalium
chock — UK [tʃɒk] / US [tʃɑk] noun [countable] Word forms chock : singular chock plural chocks a block of wood or metal that you put against a wheel to stop a vehicle from moving … English dictionary
chock — [[t]tʃɒk[/t]] n. 1) bui a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc 2) naut. navig. a heavy metal fitting on a deck or wharf that serves as a fairlead for a cable or chain 3) bui to furnish… … From formal English to slang
chock-full — [14] There is more than one theory to account for this word. It occurs in a couple of isolated instances around 1400, as chokkefulle and chekeful, prompting speculation that the first element may be either chock ‘wooden block’, which came from an … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
chock — noun (C) a block of wood or metal put in front of a wheel, door etc to prevent it from moving chock verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chock-full — [14] There is more than one theory to account for this word. It occurs in a couple of isolated instances around 1400, as chokkefulle and chekeful, prompting speculation that the first element may be either chock ‘wooden block’, which came from an … Word origins
chock — A block of wood or other material, or a rigid framework of metal, usually designed to fit in the angle between the airplane tire and the ground to aid in preventing the airplane from rolling … Aviation dictionary
