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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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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.

CHALLY, v. “To chiose or claim (as children do on running forward to a shop window)” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). [′tʃɑlɪ̢]Rxb.1 1916:
Chally me — chaps me [see Chaps].Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
Chally me that.

[Phs. a reduced form of challenge. O.Sc. has chalange, to demand as one's right; to lay claim to, early 15th cent. (D.O.S.T.).]

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