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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512, 1688-1689
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(Cheke-,) Cheikblaid, n. [e.m.E. cheke blade (1535).] A jawbone. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 165 (M).
Thy cheikblaid bair and blaiknit is thy blee a1689 Cleland Poems 77 (J).
Some hungry tykes … From others cheekblades collops tears
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