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 Robert Burns
"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
"I'm tryin'," she answered, without looking up, "to haud the life i' the chuckie."
From The Elect Lady by George MacDonald
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
"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
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