(v): cause to be firmly attached
(v): support on chocks
(v): be the physical support of; carry the weight of
(n): a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
(n): a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
(adv): as completely as possible
With great difficulty we got all the hides aboard and stowed under hatches, the yard and stay tackles hooked on, and the launch and pinnace hoisted, chocked, and griped.
- Richard Henry Dana Jr., Two Years Before the Mast, ch. 24
By "griped", does he mean gripped?
"'You must always come up through the hole for the first seven times,' he said. 'To be sure, it looks lubberly, but seven times is the law. You will very soon get used to laying aloft, and after those holy seven times you will use the futtock-shrouds without thinking about it. Now let me show you the things in the top...' This he did from the top-maul to the fid, fid-plate, bolster, and chock."
--Patrick O'Brian, Blue at the Mizzen, 92
Not here--it's (late) lunchtime. :-)
Okay, more coffee! It is still morning here.
Only after my morning hit of caffeine.
Ha, ha, ha. You are quick.
Nah. Just put in a good word for me now & then. ;->
Okay--thanks. I owe you a bunch.
Take it--community property here. :-)
Good word...I wonder if I should just admire it a while before I steal it...chock full...how about chock-a-block.