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chockablock

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chock⋅a⋅block

  [chok-uh-blok]
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–adjective
1. extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants.
2. Nautical. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
–adverb
3. in a crowded manner: books piled chockablock on the narrow shelf.
Also, chock-a-block.

Origin:
cf. chock close (up to), appar. as back formation from chockful
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chock-a-block or chock·a·block   (chŏk'ə-blŏk')   
adj.  

  1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock-a-block in the stands.

  2. Completely filled; stuffed: "I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish" (Charles Monaghan).

  3. Nautical Drawn so close as to have the blocks touching. Used of a ship's hoisting tackle.

adv.  Chock: a hall that was chock-a-block full.

[Alteration (influenced by chock) of block-a-block : block + a-2 + block.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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