chuck

My chuck; a term of endearment.

to chuck

To shew a propensity for a man. The mors chucks; the wench wants to be doing.

Chuck
·noun A sudden, small noise. II. Chuck ·noun A short throw; a toss. III. Chuck ·noun The chuck or ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to chuck
To throw, by a quick and dexterous motion, a short distance.--Dorsetshire Glossary. Todd. This word ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
chuck
a great chip. Suss. In other counties called a chunk, or junk. So a CHUNK of beef. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
chuck
A sea-shell. Nickname for a boatswain, "Old chucks." Also, an old word signifying large chips of woo...

The Sailor's Word-Book
chuck! chuck!
a word commonly used in calling swine. Hamps. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
chuck farthing
A parish clerk. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
chuck-full
Entirely full. Common in familiar language as well as chock-full, which see for other examples. [At...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Chuck-Will's-widow
·noun A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; — so calle...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
chuck-will's-widow
The common name of a bird of a bird of the whippoorwill family (capimulgus Caroniensis). Mr. Audubon...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.