Chock (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chocking.]
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
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Chock, v. i.
To fill up, as a cavity.
"The woodwork . . . exactly
chocketh into joints."
Fuller.
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Chock, n.
1.
A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it.
2. Naut.
A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc.
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Chock, adv. Naut.
Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.
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Chock, v. t. [F. choquer. Cf. Shock, v. t.]
To encounter.
[Obs.]
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Chock, n.
An encounter.
[Obs.]
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