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chock-a-block

chock-a-block


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. packed full: so crammed with things or crowded with people as to make it almost impossible to get anything or anybody else in or to move around ( informal )

2. having blocks in tightest position: having the two blocks in a block and tackle tight up against each other

[Mid-19th century. Alteration of chock and block (nautical) "with pulleys drawn close together"]
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