Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHANTER-CHAFTED, adj. comb. “Lantern-jawed” (Mry. 1911 R. Cairns in Trans. Bnffsh. Field Club 108).
[A corruption of chandler chafted, s.v. Chandler, due probably to the influence of lantern.]
