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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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CHINGLY, Chingily, Chinlie, adj. [′(t)ʃɪŋlɪ̢]

1. Gravelly, pebbly (Ork.¹, Bnff.², Abd.², Abd.⁹ 1940, chingly).Cai. 1795 Stat. Acc.¹ XIX. 4–5:
The soil . . . consists . . . in many parts of a mixture of clay and a light kind of moss, and in several parts it is gravellish or sandy, or chingily.ne.Sc. 1952 John R. Allan North-East Lowlands of Scotland (1974) 3:
The Laigh of Moray is a light and chingly soil, probably an old sea bed with masses of beautiful red and yellow sandstone. ne.Sc. 1952 John R. Allan North-East Lowlands of Scotland (1974) 147:
There are two types of the fishing village. Some - of which Inverallochy and St Combs are examples - stand on the edge of sandy or chingly beaches.Mry. 1775 L. Shaw Hist. Prov. Moray 78:
The hard chinlie beach at the east end, makes it probable that once the sea flowed into the loch.

2. “Applied to small coals from which the dross or culm has been separated” (w.Sc. 1887 Jam.⁶, chingly).