Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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CHIM, n.2 Sc. form of Eng. chime, chimb, the raised edge or rim of a barrel, etc.; “the raised edge round a table to keep things from rolling off, or along the edge of a book-board in a church” (Kcb.4 1900).Bnff.2 1929:
Be carefu' wi' th' barrels, man. See, ye've broken the chim o' that een.
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