chock-full

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   completely full or crowded, usually followed by of

   The field guide is chock-full of detailed illustrations.

From Middle English chokkefull ("crammed full"). The first element is uncertain; it was probably associated with Middle English choken ("to choke"), though other origins have been proposed. The modern hyphenated form preserves the old intensive expression.

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