cheeped, IV, 516, 15: chipped, broken.

cheik, II, 336, P 2, close to the cheik and chin: cheik is door-post, chin often=gin, the contrivance for fastening, but gin would not come in well here, and it is likely that chin is meaningless, coming in because of its frequent association with cheek (kissed her cheek and chin, etc.), see door-cheik.

chelvellrye, IV, 503, 1: corrupt. Read, chevauchie, excursion on horseback? (would a progress ride, III, 343, 2.)

chepe, cheepe, n., bargain. better chepe, III, 69, 259: more cheaply. gret chepe! III, 111, 34: great bargain!

chepe, v., III, 110, 26; 111, 33: cheapen, bargain for, or buy.

chere, cheer, cheir, chier, chear. carefull, sorry chere, III, 57, 28; 68, 239: face, countenance. I, 109, 14; 117, 6; 330, B 7; II, 189, 37; III, 441, 37; IV, 20, 15: of state of mind, bearing, or behavior. III, 66, 197; 67, 215; 75, 394; IV, 18, 19: entertainment, merry-making. here is a symple chere, III, 59, 61. made gode chere, III, 100, 67: repast.

cherish, v., I, 76, 19; IV, 96, C 11; 437, 25: cheer.

cherry, V, [264], 4: sherry.

chess, I, 86, 15: jess, strap; properly, leather strap for a hawk’s leg (explained by R. Jamieson, hawk’s bell).

chess, IV, 457, L 8, dancin in a chess: chace? forest? Probably corrupt, since A 10, B 10, I, 341, 343, have playing at the chess.