chuckie

British  

/ ˈtʃʌkɪ /

noun

1. a small stone

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Etymology

Origin of chuckie

probably from _chuck ¹

Example Sentences

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chuckie

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

Gar wood's ill to grow; chuckie stanes are ill to chow.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

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

"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

On another occasion," said Maisie, "when half a dozen eggs could not be found, little Jock cried out, 'The ae-legged chuckie wull be clockin' them!'

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)