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1. Nautical a. a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed b. a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc. 2. Mountaineering See nut chock [chäk] (mining engineering) A square pillar for supporting the roof in a mine, constructed of prop timber laid up in alternate cross layers, in log-cabin style, the center being filled with waste. (naval architecture) An open or closed metal fitting through which ropes, wires, or cables are passed. A block or wedge for supporting a boat that is being repaired. chock A wedge or block used to prevent an object from moving. Chock (cribbing), an adjustable mine support on the working face for controlling the roof by the caving and lowering methods; in development workings it is used for supporting berms and filling empty spaces behind the supports. The cribbing consists of square or rectangular chocks (cages) made of stacked wooden props, beams, or metal girders and rails; the inside space is sometimes filled with rock to reinforce the structure. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | I guess the palace will be chock full, Button-Bright; don't you think so? That ain't so very black, an' you can tell your aunt Jane 'bout it come Sunday, when she's chock full o' religion, an' she can advise you when you'd better tell your aunt Mirandy. It looked like the work of a child of five, but a child would have had some naivete and might at least have made an attempt to put down what he saw; but here was the work of a vulgar mind chock full of recollections of vulgar pictures. |
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