Chit'terlins. s. pl. The frills around the bosom of shirt.
Choor. s. A job; any dirty household work; a troublesome job.
Choor'er, Choor'-woman. s. A woman who goes out to do any kind of odd and dirty work; hence the term char-woman in our polished dialect; but it ought to be choor-woman.
To Choóry. v. To do any kind of dirty household work.
Chub'by. adj. Full, swelling; as chubby-faced.
Claps, s. A clasp.
To claps, v. a. To clasp.
Clávy and Clávy-piece. s. A mantel-piecce.
[Clavy was probably given to that piece of wood or other material laid over the front of the fireplace, because in many houses the keys are often hung on nails or pins driven into it; hence from clavis (Latin) a key, comes clavy, the place where the keys are hung.]
Clavy-tack. s. The shelf over [tacked on to] the mantel- piece.