Chock"a*block (?), a. (Naut.) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.
Chock"-full` (?), a. Quite full; choke-full.
Choc"o*late (?), n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.] 1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.
Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served with chocolate. -- Chocolate nut. See Cacao.
Choc"taws (?), n. pl.; sing. Choctaw. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.
Chode (chōd), the old imp. of chide. See Chide.
Chog"set (?), n. (Zo÷l.) See Cunner.
Choice (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. √46. Cf. Choose.] 1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.