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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CHOCKSY, n. “The cow-parsnip (Heracleum spondylium, Linn.); applied rather loosely to any of the similar thick-stemmed umbelliferous plants. Boys use the stems for making water-squirts” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′tʃɔksi]
[Prob. cogn. with Eng. (chiefly dial.) kex, kecks, kecksy, a hollow-stalked umbelliferous plant (which Un. Eng. Dict. connects with Lat. geniculatus, jointed, genu, knot, joint in a plant, Eng. knee), through Norse (cf. Norse hundkjeks, wild cicely (Torp)).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Chocksy n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chocksy>