Literary notes about Chuck (AI summary)
The term “chuck” exhibits a remarkable range of uses in literature. In certain contexts it is employed as a term of endearment or familiar address—for instance, characters affectionately refer to someone as “sweet chuck” in narratives set in bygone eras ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]). In contrast, authors also deploy “chuck” as a dynamic verb meaning to throw or discard, imbuing dialogue with swift, physical action—as seen in remarks about hurling objects or even people ([7], [8], [9]). Additionally, “chuck” appears in technical or mechanical descriptions, where it denotes a tool or device component ([10]). This varied application underscores the word’s flexibility and its capacity to convey both familiarity and force with equal verve.
- "Yea, truly," quoth Robin, "help thyself, sweet chuck, and meantime let me see whether thy pigeon pie is fresh or no.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - "A hungry man must be fed," quoth he, "so, sweet chuck, I help myself without leave."
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - Prythee, tell me, sweet chuck, why wearest thou that dainty garb upon thy pretty body?"
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - I love thee, my sweet chuck, and gin I go not with thee to that same Blue Boar thou mayst call me a heathen.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - "Wilt thou have my hide or my money, sweet chuck?"
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - I take it, sweet chuck, and here's wishing thee as much good as thou wishest me."
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - If you don't keep quiet, I'll chuck the mallet at you," said Hasluck, raising it threateningly.
— from The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood) - How can you chuck it in like that or shove it under the cord where it’ll get rubbed?
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - That's the trouble—it was too easy for you—you got reckless—thought you could turn me inside out, and chuck me in the gutter like an empty purse.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - Occasionally the distortion can be prevented by so locating the work with relation to the chuck jaws that the latter bear against a rigid part.
— from Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, including modern practice with engine lathes, turret lathes, vertical and horizontal boring machines by Franklin Day Jones
