Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHOLDER, v. To cause to make a splashing noise, to shake up, “espec. of liquid in a closed vessel; e.g. ‘Tak care an' dunno cholder it'” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′tʃɔldər, ′tʃultər (Marw.)]
[Cf. Childer, v. The above form may have been influenced by Eng. jolt.]
