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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1621
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Chalmiring, vbl. n. [Cf. e.m.E. chambered (1683), of a saddle.] The process of making hollow underneath. —1621 Maxwell Mem. 326.
For ane postpilȝean mending, chalmiring and lagging of the saidill
