chiel
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chiel
C14: a Scot variant of child
Example Sentences
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Yes of course I am as jocund and elated as the next chiel at the success of Andy Murray and Chris Hoy and all those nice rowers and sailors.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012
According to plan, she had mined England's chiel colonial ports, including Singapore.
From Time Magazine Archive
No a better or decenter chiel in the country side than Davy.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
They want a stout young chiel wi' them, for fear o' accidents.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
Ye made a mistake, and trusted a rascal, and not the first poor daft chiel that did, to her cost.
From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville
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