Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old form of
jowl . Seechavel .
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Examples
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I saw Meg chowl her chafts gey angry like, an 'I took Sandy a doish i' the back wi 'my umberell.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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{243} [Similarly _jowl_ for _chowl_ or _chavel_.] {244} _Richard III_, Act iv, Sc. 4.
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
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"Peradventure he doth himself provide tenants for his own graves," said the cavalier, thoughtfully; "but I'll split the knave's chowl, if he dare" ----
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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In a bit they started, an 'we all sang a hymn, an' varry weel it wor sung too, considerin 'at that radical gravestoan letterer joined in it; for if ther is ony body' at can throw a whole congregation aght o 'tune, its owd Cinnamon, for he owt niver to oppen his maath onywhear unless all th' fowk is booath deeaf an 'blind, for th' seet o 'his chowl is enuff to drive all th' harmony aght ov
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"I canna hear a word on foot, man, not a word; and it is not seemly to stand cheek-for - chowl confronting us that gate.
The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801
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