wooden chock

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• chock-a-block — [ˌtʃɔk ə ˈblɔk US ˈtʃa:k ə ˌbla:k] adj [not before noun] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: chock a block with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted (1800 1900), from chock on block;… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — /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 — 1. noun a) Any wooden block used as a wedge or filler b) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between… …   Wiktionary

• 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-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-and-log — /tʃɒk ən ˈlɒg/ (say chok uhn log) noun 1. a rough, wooden fence of logs laid on supporting blocks. –adjective 2. of or relating to a fence made in this fashion …  

• anchor chock — noun 1. : a reinforcing piece of wood let into an anchor stock where worn 2. : a chock or a wooden block used to hold a stowed anchor steady …   Useful english dictionary

• wheel chock — noun : a wedge shaped wooden block or metal structure placed in front of the wheels of an airplane to prevent its motion on the ground …   Useful english dictionary

• ski — [19] A ski is etymologically a piece of wood ‘split’ from a tree trunk. The word was borrowed from Norwegian ski, a descendant of Old Norse skíth ‘piece of split wood, ski’. This in turn came from the prehistoric Germanic base *skīth , *skaith… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• ski — [19] A ski is etymologically a piece of wood ‘split’ from a tree trunk. The word was borrowed from Norwegian ski, a descendant of Old Norse skíth ‘piece of split wood, ski’. This in turn came from the prehistoric Germanic base *skīth , *skaith… …   Word origins