- a variation of chield.
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
"Ou, he's no a bad chiel, on the whole, I daresay," replied Willie's companion.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
I thocht I was my lief alane, But turnin', near me stood a man, A strappin' chiel, wi' clubs in han',— Lean-shankit, extra tall and spare, Wi' goatee beard and jet-black hair.
From A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews by Violet Flint
And although I tell frankly what I am about, and why, yet all that the folks can or will see is that— A chiel ’s amang ye, takin’ notes, And, faith, he’ll prent ’em.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart
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