Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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CHOFFEN-DISH, n.comb. Sc. variant of Eng. chafing-dish (Mry. 1708 E. D. Dunbar Social Life (1865) 212). Cf. Choffer.