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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chak, Chack, v.2 [Imitative.] a. tr. and intr. To close with a snap. b. intr. To make a clacking noise.1513 Doug. xii. xii. 152.
The hund … With hys wyd chaftis at hym makis a snak, The byt oft falȝeis for ocht he do mycht, And chakkis waist togiddir hys wapynnys wycht 1531 Bell. Boece II. 390.
The cais chakkit to suddanlie, but ony motion or werk of mortall creaturis a1689 Cleland Poems 35.
Some's teeth for cold did chack and chatter
