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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CHAA, CHAAR, adj. “Addled — of an egg which a fowl has been sitting on but not hatched, infertile, without young inside” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Ork. form of Jaw, n., 4. (2), q.v. See J, letter, 1.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Chaa adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chaa>