chock full

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.

Werger

voll bis zum Rand

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ξέχειλος

παραγεμισμένος

υπερπλήρης

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”) c. 1400, possibly from choke (“cheek”), equivalent to cheek + full. Or it may be from Old French choquier (“collide, crash, hit”), similar to shock. The later form chock-a-block full is due to association with chock, used in carpentry and shipbuilding.

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