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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

CHACKERT, adj. A ne.Sc. form of Eng. chequered, checked.Bnff.2 1939:
Is that yir new frock? I dinna like sic big chackert patterns.
Bch. 1928 (per Abd.15):
A chackert pullaslip.

[O.Sc. has chakkerit, chakkert, 1567, chequered, checked (D.O.S.T.).]

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