Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHOWTLE, Chuttle, v. “To chew feebly, as a child does, when its jawbones are weak, or an old person, whose teeth are gone; to mump” (Sc. 1808 Jam.). Known to Ags.17 1940.
[Variant forms of Chattle, chauttle, q.v.]