chuck in v.
1. to add as a bonus, to throw in.
John Bull IV i: He paid the old man’s debts, and the bailey’s broken head ware chuck’d into the bargain. | ||
In Strange Company 208: When they’re reg’ler [...] we chucks in Sundays. | ||
‘’Arry at a Political Pic-Nic’ in Punch 11 Oct. 180/1: Rosherville Gardens chucked in, with a dash of the Bean Feast will do. | ||
Bushranger’s Sweetheart 35: I know Melbourne outside and inside, with its suburbs chucked in. | ||
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 30: From the fact that he had not chucked in a lot of ‘Sirs’ I presumed he had been talking to some pal of his. | ||
Yarns of Billy Borker 26: Champagne and a chicken dinner chucked in. | ||
Guardian G2 10 Aug. 16: Chuck in Biggles and James Bond [...] to make sure we get our money’s worth. |
2. to contribute (cf. chip in v. (1)).
Dict. of Aus. Words And Terms 🌐 CHUCK IN – To contribute. | ||
Tramp and Other Stories 6: Still, he’ll chuck in a few pounds! | ||
Aussie Eng. (1966) 27: There’s a keg on tonight—we’ll all be chuckin’ in. |
In phrases
to die.
South (2005) 205: One dog had ‘chucked his hand in’ on the march, and Mackintosh mentions that he intended to increase the dogs’ allowance of food. |