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Word entry · 5 letters

chuck

Best crossword clue

"Toss casually"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /t͡ʃʌk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cchkuStarts with CEnds with K2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Word origin

From Middle English chuk, of onomatopoeic origin, imitative of a hen's cluck.

Used in a sentence

  • Arm chucks represent approximately 54% of the beef forequarters.
  • Often, pieces of the chuck are sold boneless as flat chunks of meat or rolled and tied.
  • “Hambone, how's for chuck?” Hambone removed pipe from mouth, slowly. “Wal, I reckon I still got a few whistleberries left. Some sonofabitch stew mabbe. A few shot biscuits.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Toss casually5 letters
02Throw5 letters

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