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How Much Wood
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could and would chuck wood? He’d chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would If a woodchuck could and would chuck wood.
Alternate the rounded /w/ with the short stop-and-release of /tʃ/. Wood, would and could share /ʊ/; chuck and much use /ʌ/ in many Englis...
Simplified etymology
Chuck meaning “throw” is the same word as chuck meaning “touch playfully under the chin,” probably from Old French chuquer, “knock” or “bump,” whose ultimate origin is unknown. The drill-part sense is a variant of chock. Later developments include give someone the chuck for rejection in the late 19th century and the Australian sense “vomit” in the mid-20th century.
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; possibly from Old French chuquer/choquer ('to knock, bump'), or imitative. The 'pat under the chin' sense may be a distinct imitative formation.