chock-a-blockadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɒkəˈblɒk/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɑkəˈblɑk/

Forms:

α. 1700s– chock-a-block, 1800s– chock a block, 1800s chock a' block, 1900s– choc a bloc, 1900s– choc-a-bloc, 1900s– chocker-bloc (rare), 1900s– chocker block, 1900s– chocker-block, 1900s– chokka-bloc.

β. 1800s– choke-a-block (now rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chock n.¹, and conj.¹, to prep., block n.

Etymology: < chock n.¹ + a- , connective (perhaps a reduced form of either and conj.¹ or to prep.) + block n. Compare earlier block and block at block n. 2b and also two-blocks adv. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. With use as adverb compare earlier chock adv.¹Compare the following earlier uses of the similar phrase chock and block :1745 Sailor's Opera iv. 35 As to your Rem's and your Re's I do not understand, but I'll be bound for it they are all Chock and Block e'er we touch the Madiera Islands.1785 Theologico-controversistical Conf. at Hague II. 120 Stand to your tackle, Old Harry, have-at-you; I will drive it home, chock and block, and belay. Compare also chock to the block in quot. 1768 at chock adv.¹ 1a.

A. adj. Chiefly in predicative use.

1. Nautical. Of hoisting tackle: having the two blocks (block n. 2) drawn together as close as possible; (of blocks) drawn together in this way.

ΚΠ

1799 Vocab. Sea Phrases I. 43 Mot qui signifie qu'on ne peut plus haler sur un palan par la jonction des poulies... You are chock-a-block. Les poulies sont à joindre.

1879 Man. Siege & Garrison Artillery Exercises x. 668 Their feet may not be above the top of the work when the hoisting tackles are chock-a-block.

1917 A. Quiller-Couch Mortallone & Aunt Trinidad ix. 77 He had now to hoist sail; which he did very leisurably..swigging on the uphaul till he had it chock-a-block.

1991 Atlantic Coast Fishing Vessel Safety Man. ii. 34/1 The blocks are chock-a-block or two-blocked when they are tight together.

2. colloquial. Pressed or crowded close together; full to capacity, completely full; crammed with.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > stuffed or crammed

well-stuffed?1483

well-crammed1567

pang1568

stuffed1598

refert1642

referted1657

charged (also crammed, primed, etc.) to the muzzle1782

packed1795

chock-a-block1822

pang-full1825

pack-full1858

ram-jam full1860

jam-packed1925

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 19/2 The hatchway's..chock-a-block with lobster-backs.

1850 H. Melville White-jacket lxxviii. 388 I'm blessed if we ar'n't about chock a' block here!

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Sept. 6/2 You will find the place chock-a-block.

1894 W. C. Russell in Idler Sept. 132 We'll see..if that there foundered ship ain't a-going to work out this traverse the same as if she was chock-a-block with bullion.

1909 Strand Mag. May 579/1 Ainslie went over..to pull the chock-a-block bags across to the zinc-covered tables.

1946 W. S. Maugham Then & Now v. 15 The city's two or three inns were chock-a-block and men were sleeping three, four and five in a bed.

1984 N. Lavers Northwest Passage 14 What sort of world he's going to have to live in, everybody chock-a-block in cities.

2004 Wildlife News May 16/3 This part of the coast..is chock-a-block with rare plants, beetles, dragonflies and even leeches.

B. adv.

Nautical. So that the two blocks of a tackle (see block n. 2) are drawn together as close as possible. Cf. block and block at block n. 2b, two-blocks adv. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > contiguously > into close contact or close against

toc1200

homea1555

chock1768

chock-a-block1824

jam1825

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [adverb] > with the two blocks close together

chock-a-block1824

1824 London Lit. Gaz. 3 Jan. 11/1 Mich was ashore at Deal, with his jib bowsed chock a block.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 82 Hauling the reef-tackles chock-a-block.

1881 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart II. ii. 122 They hoisted it chock a block.

1904 Handbk. R.M.L. 12.5-inch 38-ton Gun 88 4 and 5 raise the derrick;..5 rounds in the tackle chock-a-block.

1993 P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea iii. 58 The clash of tackles run up chock-a-block.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	chock-a-block
释义	chock-a-blockadj.adv. Brit. /ˌtʃɒkəˈblɒk/, U.S. /ˌtʃɑkəˈblɑk/ Forms: α. 1700s– chock-a-block, 1800s– chock a block, 1800s chock a' block, 1900s– choc a bloc, 1900s– choc-a-bloc, 1900s– chocker-bloc (rare), 1900s– chocker block, 1900s– chocker-block, 1900s– chokka-bloc. β. 1800s– choke-a-block (now rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chock n.¹, and conj.¹, to prep., block n. Etymology: < chock n.¹ + a- , connective (perhaps a reduced form of either and conj.¹ or to prep.) + block n. Compare earlier block and block at block n. 2b and also two-blocks adv. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. With use as adverb compare earlier chock adv.¹Compare the following earlier uses of the similar phrase chock and block :1745 Sailor's Opera iv. 35 As to your Rem's and your Re's I do not understand, but I'll be bound for it they are all Chock and Block e'er we touch the Madiera Islands.1785 Theologico-controversistical Conf. at Hague II. 120 Stand to your tackle, Old Harry, have-at-you; I will drive it home, chock and block, and belay. Compare also chock to the block in quot. 1768 at chock adv.¹ 1a. A. adj. Chiefly in predicative use. 1. Nautical. Of hoisting tackle: having the two blocks (block n. 2) drawn together as close as possible; (of blocks) drawn together in this way. ΚΠ 1799 Vocab. Sea Phrases I. 43 Mot qui signifie qu'on ne peut plus haler sur un palan par la jonction des poulies... You are chock-a-block. Les poulies sont à joindre. 1879 Man. Siege & Garrison Artillery Exercises x. 668 Their feet may not be above the top of the work when the hoisting tackles are chock-a-block. 1917 A. Quiller-Couch Mortallone & Aunt Trinidad ix. 77 He had now to hoist sail; which he did very leisurably..swigging on the uphaul till he had it chock-a-block. 1991 Atlantic Coast Fishing Vessel Safety Man. ii. 34/1 The blocks are chock-a-block or two-blocked when they are tight together. 2. colloquial. Pressed or crowded close together; full to capacity, completely full; crammed with. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > stuffed or crammed well-stuffed?1483 well-crammed1567 pang1568 stuffed1598 refert1642 referted1657 charged (also crammed, primed, etc.) to the muzzle1782 packed1795 chock-a-block1822 pang-full1825 pack-full1858 ram-jam full1860 jam-packed1925 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 19/2 The hatchway's..chock-a-block with lobster-backs. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket lxxviii. 388 I'm blessed if we ar'n't about chock a' block here! 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Sept. 6/2 You will find the place chock-a-block. 1894 W. C. Russell in Idler Sept. 132 We'll see..if that there foundered ship ain't a-going to work out this traverse the same as if she was chock-a-block with bullion. 1909 Strand Mag. May 579/1 Ainslie went over..to pull the chock-a-block bags across to the zinc-covered tables. 1946 W. S. Maugham Then & Now v. 15 The city's two or three inns were chock-a-block and men were sleeping three, four and five in a bed. 1984 N. Lavers Northwest Passage 14 What sort of world he's going to have to live in, everybody chock-a-block in cities. 2004 Wildlife News May 16/3 This part of the coast..is chock-a-block with rare plants, beetles, dragonflies and even leeches. B. adv. Nautical. So that the two blocks of a tackle (see block n. 2) are drawn together as close as possible. Cf. block and block at block n. 2b, two-blocks adv. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > contiguously > into close contact or close against toc1200 homea1555 chock1768 chock-a-block1824 jam1825 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [adverb] > with the two blocks close together chock-a-block1824 1824 London Lit. Gaz. 3 Jan. 11/1 Mich was ashore at Deal, with his jib bowsed chock a block. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 82 Hauling the reef-tackles chock-a-block. 1881 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart II. ii. 122 They hoisted it chock a block. 1904 Handbk. R.M.L. 12.5-inch 38-ton Gun 88 4 and 5 raise the derrick;..5 rounds in the tackle chock-a-block. 1993 P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea iii. 58 The clash of tackles run up chock-a-block. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1799
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