contraction, name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Contraction

1. 1
   I shall West-Country, contraction, obsolete

   "Me a strat in the chups? Dest hire ma? Come aneest me, chell pummel tha, chell vag tha, chell lace tha."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   Three suburbs, Chell Heath, Great Chell and Little Chell, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Example

More examples

"Me a strat in the chups? Dest hire ma? Come aneest me, chell pummel tha, chell vag tha, chell lace tha."

Etymology

From ch- + shall, from ich or che + shall.

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