choke-full
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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He is choke-full of hope and life, notwithstanding the cold, and kicks his heels against the back-board, and would like to sing, only he doesn't know how his friend the silent guard might take it.
From Tom Brown's School Days by Hughes, Thomas
They are crammed choke-full with every known mechanical contrivance for the production of ear-stunning noises.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 by Chambers, William
A visit to the village in search of a lodging revealed its true state—i.e., that it was choke-full and dirty.
From The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915 by Gleichen, Edward, Lord
That king did not use brick from poverty; for he was choke-full of revenues, being ruler of all Caria.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Chock-full and choke-full may be used, but are not elegant.
From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks
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