chield
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chield
First recorded in 1525–35; variant of child
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I have been readin' o' what a clever doctor chield has accomplished i' Edinbro' by the pooer o' mind upon mind——' 'Ye mean Christian Science—Faith-Healing?' queried his companion scornfully.
From Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease
"Faith, that was a chield to haud oot ower frae," said Alec to Rory.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
Auld Wodrow lang has hatch’d mischief, We thought ay death wad bring relief, But he has gotten, to our grief, Ane to succeed him, A chield wha’ll soundly buff our beef; I meikle dread him.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
"Some cleverer chield has been before us," said one of the men.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Sir Walter Scott
Ah, but ye judge Rob hardly," said the Bailie, "ye judge him hardly, puir chield; and the truth is, that ye ken naething about our hill country, or Hielands, as we ca' them.
From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
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