chuckie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chuckie
probably from chuck 1
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My compliments to sister Beckie; And eke the same to honest Lucky, I wat she is a dainty chuckie, As e’er tread clay!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
That caused much merriment, for we all laughed to think of a chuckie hopping and standing upon but one leg.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
"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 Jeannie Gunn
Gar wood's ill to grow; chuckie stanes are ill to chow.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
"I maun jist bran'er this chuckie for his supper."
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
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