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salt chuck

salt chuck is the alternative form of saltchuck.

Meaning of saltchuck

Noun

saltchuck (plural saltchucks)

  1. (British-Columbia, Northwestern, US, Washington) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
    • The ultimate consensus was to keep the de-Whited river Green to its Tukwila junction with the Black, the outlet of Lake Washington, then make it Duwamish the rest of the way to the saltchuck.2002, Harvey Manning, Penny Manning, Ira Spring, Winter Walks and Hikes: Puget Sound, page 155

Forms of salt chuck

pluralsalt chucks

Questions about salt chuck

What is salt chuck the alternative form of?
Salt chuck is the alternative form of saltchuck.

Words near salt chuck in the dictionary

  1. Salt Cay
  2. salt cedar
  3. salt cedars
  4. salt cellar
  5. salt cellars
  6. salt chuck
  7. salt chucks
  8. salt clay
  9. Salt Coates
  10. salt cod
  11. salt cods

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