Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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CHOCK, Choak, v. and n.1 Sc. forms of St.Eng. choke, found occas. also in Eng. 16th–19th cent. (N.E.D.) and in n.Eng. dial. (E.D.D.). [tʃɔk, tʃok]
Sc. form of Eng. choke (Ork., Cai., Dmf. 2000s).Ags. 1993 Mary McIntosh in Joy Hendry Chapman 74-5 112:
The fousome guff wis like tae mak him boak but he chockit it back.
Sc. usages:
1. v. To affect with quinsy (Bnff.2, Abd.2, Fif.10 1940); found only as ppl.adj. chockit. Cf. obsol. Eng. dial. chockered, of sheep: having a swelling under the jaws (E.D.D. Suppl.).Per. c.1879 J. Craig in Harp of Perthshire (ed. Ford 1893) 347:
Noo-days, nae flesh-kind can we keep, But chockit kye, an' braxy sheep.
†2. n. The croup, a disease common to children (w.Sc. 1769 W. Buchan Domestic Medicine 588; 1825 Jam.2).
3. Comb.: choak-roap, chock-rop, an appliance of slightly flexible material, having the appearance of rope, used for clearing the throat of an animal from any obstruction (Cai.7, chock-rop, Abd.2, Abd.9 1940). Also in Eng. dial. (n.Lin., nw.Dev.), see E.D.D. s.v. choke.Bnff.2 1930:
That stirk's been wirry't sin mornin'; I doot ye'll need t' get the choak-roap.
