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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.

Chock, adv. (Naut.)
Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock
aft.

Chock, v. t. [F. choquer.
Cf. Shock, v. t.] To
encounter. [Obs.]

Chock, n. An encounter.
[Obs.]

Chock"a*block (?), a.
(Naut.) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit;
brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in
hoisting.

Chock"-full` (?), a. Quite
full; choke-full.

Choc"o*late (?), n. [Sp., fr. the
Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.]
1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted
seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other
ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.

2. The beverage made by dissolving a
portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.

Chocolate house, a house in which
customers may be served with chocolate.


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