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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cheiter, Chiter, n. [e.m.E. cheater (1607).] A swindler, a cheat. —1671 Peebles B. Rec. II. 85.
For … slanderous wordes … in calling him ane cheiter 1671 Corshill Baron Ct. 98.
Calling others chiters and knaues
