chuckie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chuckie
probably from chuck 1
Example Sentences
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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 Burns, Robert
Gar wood's ill to grow; chuckie stanes are ill to chow.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
Chuck or chuckie is a word of their time, and I dare say now, meaning "little pig."
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
"I'm tryin'," she answered, without looking up, "to haud the life i' the chuckie."
From The Elect Lady by MacDonald, George
"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
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