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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHAT, n.¹ Impudence, impertinent talk. Gen.Sc. Not found in Eng. dial. but given in Farmer and Henley and Un. Eng. Dict. as colloq. [tʃɑt]Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) xi.:
“I'll l-b-double you,” says Sandy, “if ye gie me ony o' your chat.”Lnk. 1881 D. Thomson Musings 118:
Haud your chat.