Date:  Sun, 19 Mar 1995 00:28:14 CST

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Chuck/Potholes



DARE found 'chughole' to be a South Midland term (see their map*), but

apparently no regionality was found for 'chuckhole'. I suspect that

'pothole' is the "standard" for tv etc, as that's what I hear.

These terms have been discussed in some source I used in my dialect

class, I think. And there's the folk speculation that chuckholes are

caused by woodchucks (preumably in fields). I've always free-associated

'chughole' with chugging through them in a car with weak springs.

DARE says "uncert" of the origin of 'chuckhole'.

*map: 'chughole' in KY, TN, TX and just over the line in IN and OK.

          DMLance