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chiffonier, chivineer,
chiffonier [(t)ʃɪfəˈnir]
n. A low cupboard either used as a sideboard or with a raised bookshelf on top.
cheeld, cheelder, child, childe, childer, childheed, childheid, childher, childie, chile, chill, chilld, chillie, chyle, chylie, grandchild, grandchilder, schither, shither, tsil,
child [tʃɪl(d)]
n. A child.
dim. childie [ˈtʃɪl(d)i]
pl. childer [ˈtʃɪldər] Children.
also NN. shither [ʃɪðər] NN. People, natives of a particular district, kinsfolk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
childheid: Childhood.
grandchild [gran(d)-, grɑn(d)-]: n. A grandchild, pl. grandchilder.
childer, childerin, chilter, chiltran, cholder, choldro, choldro-egg, choulder, chulder,
childer [′tʃɪldər, ′tʃɪltər]
also cholder [′tʃɔldər, ′tʃultər]
v. I.Ork. To jolt, to make a splashing noise.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
childerin: Jolting, splashing.
choldro-egg: An addled egg.
chilp, chilpie, chilpit, chilpy,
chill [ˈtʃɪl]
n. A chill, cold.
 
chilpy
also chilpit [ˈtʃɪlpɪ]
adj. Chilly, cold, chilled.
chillip, chilp,
chilp [ˈtʃɪlp]
n. The chirp of a chicken etc.
v. To chirp, squeak, to utter cries of distress, to cry querulously.
chilto,
chilto [′tʃɪltʊ]
n. Used to describe a girl.
cheem, chim,
chim  [tʃɪm]
n. The projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel.
chime, chyme, shime,
chime [ˈtʃəim]
v. To produce a musical sound.
chimblay-cheek, chimbley, chimbley-cheek, chimbley-heid, chimblie, chimbly, chimla, chimlay, chimley, chimley_neuk, chimley-cheek, chimley-heid, chimley-lug, chimlie, chimlie-cheek, chimly-cheek, chumla, chumley, chumly-cheek, shimley, shimley-neuk, shimley-sheek,
chimley [ˈtʃɪmle, ˈtʃɪmlɪ, ˈtʃɪmla, ˈtʃʌm-]
n. A chimney. The mantelpiece.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chimley-brace: A mantlepiece.
chimley can: A chimney pot.
chimley-cheek: The chimney corner.
chimley-heid: A mantelpiece, a chimney top.
chimley-lug: The chimney corner.
chimley neuk: The chimney corner.
cheen, chin, chinkie, shin,
chin [tʃɪn]
n. The chin.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chinkie: MN. col. The chin.
chinless: Chinless.

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