CHANG—When a chap’s tongue’s lowsed wi’ a drop o’ short stuff, an’ he talks twenty ta t’ dozen, er when t’ birds o’ sing tagidder i’ May, or t’ cocks an’ hen crow an’ cackle, it’s a’ chang.
CHARRIN’—Ye know—it’s daytal wark fer women. In America they hev it as chores.
CHEESERIM—A wooden mould to make cheese in.
CHIG CHIGGIN—Chew with the front teeth; a chig o’ bacca teea; an’ fooak ’s allus chiggin’ things ower ’at others durt want ta hear.
CHISELLED—A way o’ gitten hod o’ sombody’s brass ’at’s far frae honest.
CHOCK—Chock-full, anybody knows, is when they’ve hed plenty; chock t’ wheel is ta burr it, and t’ turners hes a chock ta lig ther tiuls on.
CHOCKED-UP—A drain mooth er a cunderth when a fliud’s full’d them er chocked up.
CHUCK—A chuck’s a hen, sewerly; but a chuck under t’ lug izzant, er a chuck on ta top ov a cart, an’ beside that a lot o’ fooak co ther tommy chuck, broon chuck, and white chuck, and seea on.
CHUFF—Pleased, like a lad wi a new jackilegs, er t’ lasses wi a new frock apiece fer Easter. T’ lad wasn’t seea chuff ’at hed nowt new but their Jim’ auld shoes ta say t’ Psalms in.
CHAFFER—Argue. What er ye chafferen ower?