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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1790

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†CHAT, n.5 ? A term of contempt.Ayr. 1790 A. Tait Poems and Songs 221:
They'd clean the sea and sweep the land, French, Spanish chats.

[Phs. the same as Chat, n.4, 2, cf. Eng. slang small potatoes, applied to a mean, contemptible person (Farmer and Henley).]

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