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chainel, chainnel, channel, channel-stane, channel-steen, channel-steens, channer, channerie, channers, channery, chauner, chaunner, chennel, chinnel, chinner, chinnery, kennel, kennle, shanner, shinner, shinnery, shunner, shunnery,
channel [ˈtʃanl, ˈtɛanl, S. SW. ˈkɛnl]
also chennel
n. A channel or runlet for water, a gutter. The solid bottom of a bog. Also the form channer [ˈtʃanər NN.b. ˈʃanər] gravel.
 
channery
adj. Gravelly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
channel-stane: A curling stone.
chander, channer, chanter, chanther, chauner, chaunner, chunner, chunther,
channer [ˈtʃanər, ˈtʃʌnər]
n. Strife, complaining.
v. To make querulous complaint, to grumble, to murmur.
Channerwick, Shandrik,
Channerwick [I.Sh. ˈʃandrɪk]
pn. Channerwick (Shetland).
chanticlear, chanticleer,
chanticleer [ˈtʃantɪkliːr]
n. A cockerel. SEC. The dragonet Callionymus lyra.
chanti, chantie, chantie_po, chanty, chanty_po, chuntie, chunty, po, shantie, shanty,
chantie [ˈtʃantɪ]
n. A chamber-pot. Also chantie po(t).
back-chap, chaap, chap, chapman, chappan, chapped, chappeen, chappen, chapper, chapper-up, chappet, chappid, chappin, chapping, chappit, chaps, chapse, chaup, chopin, choppin, shap, shappin, shappit,
chap [tʃap, I.Sh. ʃap]
n. A chop, A knock, a blow, a stroke. Of a clock: striking, stroke. A stroke, a turn of work.
v. To chop. To knock or strike, also of a clock. To tap at a door or window. To mash vegetables. To cut into small pieces, to chop.
chaps I. To eat noisily.
pt. pp. chappit adj. Knocked, bruised, mashed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
back-chap: A back stroke, a retort, a helping hand.
chapper [-ər]: A door knocker, an implement for mashing potatoes.
chappin [ˈtʃapɪn]: Knocking, mashing. The nability to play a round in dominoes or cards etc.
chapper-up: Someone employed to go through the streets, banging on the doors of the workers to encourage them to get out of bed and go to work.
chapman: A packman, pedlar.
chaps me: col. I claim, I prefer.
chapin, chappin, chappin-can, chopen, chopin, choppin, choppin-can, chopping, shappin, shappin-can, shopin, shoppin,
chappin [ˈtʃapən, I.Sh. ˈʃapən]
n. A liquid measure, equal to a Scots half-pint or an English quart.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
choppin-can: A container of one chappin capacity.
a_char, achar, a-char,
char [tʃar]
adv. In the phrase a char ajar, when anything is beat a little out of its position.
charrit,
charrit [tʃarɪt]
n. A carriage.
chace, chaest, chaested, chase, chase$t, chased, chaser, chasey, chasie, chasies, chasit, chasy, cheise, chiss, shaest, shaste,
chase [tʃes]
n. Haste, hurry.
dim. chasie A marbles game, the game of tig.
v. To chase, haste, hurry, run at speed.
pt. pp. chase't
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chaser [-ər]: A persuer in battle, a ram with defect genitals, a marbles game, the game of tig.

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