English word chuck comes from English chock

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Detailed word origin of chuck

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
chock	English (eng)	To make a dull sound. (nautical) Entirely; quite. (intransitive) To fill up, as a cavity.. (nautical) To insert a line in a chock.. (transitive) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. (obsolete) To encounter. (nautical) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards [...]
chuck	English (eng)	(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.. (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.