English word chuck comes from English woodchuck

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Detailed word origin of chuck

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
woodchuck	English (eng)	A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
chuck	English (eng)