The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire

by James Jennings

To Cham. v. a. To chew.

Chámer. s. A chamber.

Change, s. A shift; the garment worn by females next the skin.

Chay'er. s. A chair; chayer—Chaucer.

Chick-a-beedy. s. A chick.

'Chill. I will.

Chim'ley. s. A chimney.

Chine. s. The prominence of the staves beyond the head of a cask. This word is well known to coopers throughout England, and ought to be in our dictionaries.

To Chis'som. v. n. To bud; to shoot out.

Chis'som. s. a small shoot; a budding out.