Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To break into large pieces or chunks. · To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size. · To throw. · To add wood to a fire or to stoke it.
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone. · A large or substantial portion of something. · A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic. · A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) + *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.). Also compare Dutch schonk.
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- Cognate mentionschonknl
This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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