chuckie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chuckie
probably from chuck 1
Example Sentences
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Her house sae bien, her curch sae clean I wat she is a daintie chuckie; And cheery blinks the ingle-gleed O' Lady Onlie, honest Lucky!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
My compliments to sister Beckie, And eke the same to honest Lucky; I wat she is a daintie chuckie, As e'er tread clay; And gratefully, my gude auld cockie, I'm yours for aye.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
It was but this day at dinner time that Jock cried out, 'Whatna daft-like chuckie hen!
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
Eh," she cried, starting up, "ye made me forget my chuckie wi' yer questions!
From The Elect Lady by George MacDonald
"I'm tryin'," she answered, without looking up, "to haud the life i' the chuckie."
From The Elect Lady by George MacDonald
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