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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†CHESWELL, n. Also chesswel. A variant form of Chessel, q.v. [′tʃɛswəl]Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 141:
He is gone out of the Cheswell he was made in.Mry. 1708 E. D. Dunbar Social Life (1865) 209: 
A creamen dish and a chesswel.wm.Sc. [1835–1837] Laird of Logan (1868) 171:
Ne'er Tammie forget the cheswell that you were staned in, my man.