1670s, "piece of wood, block" (especially one used to prevent movement), possibly from Old North French choque "a block" (Old French çoche "log," 12c.; Modern French souche "stump, stock, block"), from Gaulish *tsukka "a tree trunk, stump."
chock (adv.)
"tightly, close up against," 1799, back formation from chock-full.
chock the boat
it was chock-a-block full
chloroform
chlorophyll
chloroplast
choad
choate
chock
chock-a-block
chock-full
chocolate
chocolatey
chocolatier