chiel
/ (tʃiːl) /
noun
Scot a young man; lad
Origin of chiel
1C14: a Scot variant of child
Words Nearby chiel
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How to use chiel in a sentence
I'd believe it quicker aboot yon ither chiel, Charlie Rogerson.
The Underworld | James C. WelshAt christenings folk will even smuggle in a reel or two, if 'tis no further on than the first or second chiel.
Return of the Native | Thomas HardyThey want a stout young chiel wi' them, for fear o' accidents.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX | Alexander LeightonMon, ye're a bull-neckit, bow-leggit chiel', and ye'd shape fine for a Gowfer!
He's nae such a bad chiel, I'm thinking, at bottom, but he was mad because he didna get the berth himsel'.
Yule Logs | Various
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