chuckie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chuckie
probably from chuck 1
Example Sentences
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Auld chuckie Reekie's^1 sair distrest, Down droops her ance weel burnish'd crest, Nae joy her bonie buskit nest Can yield ava, Her darling bird that she lo'es best— Willie's awa!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
"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
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 Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
Eh," she cried, starting up, "ye made me forget my chuckie wi' yer questions!
From The Elect Lady by MacDonald, George
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