chuckie

British  

/ ˈtʃʌkɪ /

noun

1. a small stone

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Etymology

Origin of chuckie

probably from _chuck ¹

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Example Sentences

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chuckie

My compliments to sister Beckie, And eke the same to honest Lucky; I wat she is a daintie chuckie, As e'er tread clay; And gratefully, my gude auld cockie, I'm yours for aye.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

Gar wood's ill to grow; chuckie stanes are ill to chow.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

While he was putting the plate down under the settle Mr. Traill heard an amazed whisper "He's gien the doggie a chuckie bane."

From Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson

"Nae, it's bread, an' butter, an' strawberry jam, an' tea wi' cream an' sugar, an' cauld chuckie at a snawy picnic," announced Mr. Traill.

From Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson

Then it laid its burdens on the thatch, and, flying down to the courtyard, picked up a number of little chuckie stones.

From The Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson

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