Plural of chuck

regular plural

The plural of chuck is chucks.

Forms of chuck

Arm chucks represent approximately 54% of the beef forequarters.1975, Thomas Fabbricante, William J. Sultan, Practical Meat Cutting and Merchandising: Beef, page 141
The chucks are that portion of foresaddle remaining after excluding the hotel rack and plate portions of the breast as described in Item No. 306.2006, North American Meat Processors Association, The Meat Buyers Guide: Beef, Lamb, Veal, Pork, and Poultry, page 113
He is not much good with it, and if his bomb defence fails him, usually chucks up the sponge.1918, Dixhuit, Safety in Trench Warfare for Yourself & Your Men. From the entry chuck up the sponge
It has been proved that when a German soldier sees his bayonet his fighting value is finished — he "chucks up the sponge."1916, Pamphlets on the European War - Volume 26, page 10. From the entry chuck up the sponge
I should have kept it at just one, though, as they were stuffed with jack and cheddar cheese, lettuce, a mild, homemade salsa along with goodly sized chucks of chicken.1999 April 14, Bruce Maulden, “New Jalapeño’s owners continue tradition for great, tasty food”, in Five Cities Times-Press-Recorder…. From the entry wolve down

noun Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
noun Food.
noun A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

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