Part 1880

<h1>Chock</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chock</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An encounter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Chockablock</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chock"a*block</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.</def>

<h1>Chock-full</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chock"-full`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Quite full; choke-full.</def>

<h1>Chocolate</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Choc"o*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. <er>Cacao</er>, <er>Cocoa</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the <i>Theobroma Cacao</i> ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.</def>

<cs><col>Chocolate house</col>, <cd>a house in which customers may be served with chocolate.</cd> -- <col>Chocolate nut</col>. <cd>See <er>Cacao</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Choctaws</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Choc"taws</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt><def>; <i>sing</i>. <er>Choctaw</er>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> 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.</def>

<h1>Chode</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chode</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def>the old <i>imp</i>. of <i>chide</i>. See <er>Chide</er>.</def>

<h1>Chogset</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chog"set</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cunner</er>.</def>

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<h1>Choice</h1> <Xpage=251>

<hw>Choice</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>chois</ets>, OF. <ets>chois</ets>, F. <ets>choix</ets>, fr. <ets>choisir</ets> to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. <ets>kausjan</ets> to examine, <ets>kiusan</ets> to choose, examine, G. <ets>kiesen</ets>. \'fb46. Cf. <er>Choose</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The power or opportunity of choosing; option.</def>

<blockquote><b>Choice</b> there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. <i>Hooker.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.</def>

<blockquote>I imagine they [the apothegms of C\'91sar] were collected with judgment and <b>choice</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A sufficient number to choose among.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.</def>

<blockquote>The common wealth is sick of their own <b>choice</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>The best part; that which is preferable.</def>