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re: There are people that say "chalk full" instead of "chock full"
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:13 am to Green Chili Tiger
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:13 am to Green Chili Tiger
The correct term is "chalk full". According to wikipedia, "The term chalk full was coined in Nevada during the gold rushes of the 19th century. As chalk is often found alongside gold in mineral deposits, miners digging into rock would report that a vein was "chalk full" meaning that gold would probably soon be found."
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:17 am to el Gaucho
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The correct term is "chalk full". According to wikipedia
According to Webster's it's not.
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Origin of CHOCK-FULL
Middle English chokkefull, probably from choken to choke + full
First Known Use: 15th century
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