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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chapin, Chappin, n. Also: chapine, -ein(e, chapon; chapping, -ein, -en. [Later form of chopin, with usual change of o to a before p. See also Schapin.] = Chopin n.(a) a1605 Montg. Flyt. 463.
The kow [to] give a chapin [T. choppin] was wont to giue a quart 1596 Highland P. I. 165.
A chapine of aqua vitie 1604 Elgin Rec. II. 125.
Ane chapine oilie … to the new bell 1646 Peebles Gleanings 253.
Thair was spent that tyme four chapines wyne 1653–7 Irvine Mun. II. 257.
Half a muchken of aquavitie, … 3 chapineis of wyne 1668 Pr. Inchmahome 172.
The session … inhibited all drinking after both sermons endit, save of a chapon of ell drinking 1684 Bk. Old Edinb. C. IX. 167.
Tuentie pynts of clarett wyne & a chapine 1697 Ann. Banff I. 98.
3 loves and a chapin aill(b) 1576 Oppress. Orkney 40.
The Duchemenis can … is litill mair nor ane Scottis chappin 1650 Peebles B. Rec. 422.
To Bet Govanes man … two bread and ane chappin of aill 1663 Irvine Mun. II. 265.
Fyve chappenis seck … ane chappein at tua merk and a half the pynt 1679 Colquhoun Chart. 293.
A chappine of secke 1687 Cromartie Corr. I. 52.
Infuse in a chappen of good claret ane ownce of quinq. wele pudered
b. Attrib. with can, cog, stoup.1633 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 152.
Scho had ane muchkin off small aill with hir into a chapping can 1654 Edinb. Test. LXVIII. 21.
Ane pint and chapeine stoopes 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 363.
A peuther chappin stoup … A English chappin peuther stoup Ib. 364.
Some timber pynt coigs & chappin coigs
