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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1819
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†CHAFFLE, v.
1. To chatter.Sc. 1819 J. Rennie St Patrick III. viii.:
While they were thus "chafflin' back an' for'a't," as Angus would have described their conversation, the princess and her pretty attendant arrived at the arbour.
2. "To chew disgustingly as a dog or sow" (Rnf. a.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) C. 86).
[Prob. a frequentative form of Chaff, v.2]
