I always thought they were “chocks”?
Indeed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_chock?wprov=sfti1
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211084
Maybe it was a local accent thing, but i learned cholk, with an L sound. Was in UK back then.
Indeed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_chock?wprov=sfti1