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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1500-1512
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Chek(e)-, Cheik-bane, n. [ME. cheke bon, -boon (14th c.), OE. céacbán.] A jawbone. —c1420 Wynt. iii. 291.
Sampson … gat a chek bane off ane as c1420 Ib. 309.
Owt off a tuythe off that chek bane c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 165.
Thy cheik bane bair, and blaiknit is thy ble
