chuckie

British  

/ ˈtʃʌkɪ /

noun

1. a small stone

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Etymology

Origin of chuckie

probably from _chuck ¹

Example Sentences

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 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

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

"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

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 Burns, Robert

Chuck or chuckie is a word of their time, and I dare say now, meaning "little pig."

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop