chowchow chop

noun

The final cargo boat or lighter sent out to a ship before departure, filled with a miscellaneous assortment of small, leftover, or personal packages.

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Meanings

nounchowchow chop (usually uncountable, plural chowchow chops)

plural chowchow chops

  1. historicaluncountableusuallynauticalThe final cargo boat or lighter sent out to a ship before departure, filled with a miscellaneous assortment of small, leftover, or personal packages.
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