chuck ((1))

[< Chinook Jargon < Nootka ch'a'ak fresh water]

West Coast

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

water.

Quotations

1860

The engine seemed to work well, and threw a very fair stream, although the "chuck" was not of the sweetest description.

1958

"Chuck" is a Chinook jargon for "water". . . .

2an.

any body of water.

1880

The most considerable is that which has been called the Slate Chuck on the chart.

1958

A mother in Stanley Park [Vancouver] scolds, "Johnny, throw that dirty stick in the chuck."

2bn.

the ocean, including all salt-water inlets, canals, and bays affected by tidewater.

1926

The "chuck" could be greatly improved by "chucking" the cook in the "chuck."

1954

Pay no attention to him; tell him to go jump in the chuck.

1959

. . . the logger speaks of dumping logs in the chuck.