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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1825, 1927-1928
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CHAT, v.2
†1. “To bruise slightly” (Sc. 1808 Jam.).
2. To chafe; to fray; to cut. Known to Bnff.2 1939. Found only as pa.p. or ppl.adj.Sc. 1825 Jam.2:
Goods are said to be chatted in the carriage, or by friction, i.e. chafed.Bnff.9 c.1927:
It's a' chattit, that cloth.Abd.15 1928:
His breeks is a' chattit oot at the fit.
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