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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1915
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†CHIM, CHIMP, v.1 “To take by small portions, to eat nicely” (Slk. (Ettr. For.) 1825 Jam.2, chim); to pretend to have little appetite. [tʃɪm(p)]Ork. 1915 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. VIII. i. 41:
Ise wirran dere waas no ony chimpan or tarooan i dere minds dan.
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