chuckie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chuckie
probably from chuck 1
Example Sentences
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"Me savey cook 'im, and gard'in', and milk 'im, and chuckie, and fishin' and shootin' wild duck."
From We of the Never-Never by Gunn, Jeannie
"She may lay 'at she likes, but it's no ilka egg laid has a chuckie intill 't," answered Miss Horn sententiously.
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
"I'm tryin'," she answered, without looking up, "to haud the life i' the chuckie."
From The Elect Lady by MacDonald, George
"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 Atkinson, Eleanor Stackhouse
Chuck or chuckie is a word of their time, and I dare say now, meaning "little pig."
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
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