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Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.
To encounter.
An encounter.
Quite full; choke-full.
Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.
of Chock
of Chock
A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.
A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.
the old imp. of chide. See Chide.
See Cunner.
Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
The power or opportunity of choosing; option.
Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.
A sufficient number to choose among.
The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.
The best part; that which is preferable.
Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.
Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.