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chock-full definition

chock·-full (c̸häk′fo̵ol′)

adjective

as full as possible; filled to capacity

Etymology: ME chokkeful, chekefull < choke, cheke, cheek + -ful, -ful; now often assoc. with chock, choke

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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