Web: "... _chocked_ it up to experience" [NT]

[Dan Goncharoff]

I work for a nonprofit based on a ship, and we often chock the wheels on
things to prevent them from moving, especially if they end up on board, or
we are dealing with very heavy stuff (like engine parts).

www.portsidenewyork.org

I also wouldn't get underneath my car without the wheels being chocked.

There are chocks (fairleads for lines) on the ship, but there hasn't been
many opportunities to use the word in that nautical context.

DanG

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com>
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> > I am more likely to use chocks than chalk
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> What kind of chocks and for what purpose?
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