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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Charbunkill, -bukkill, n. Also: charbunkile, -bunckell, -buncle, cha(i)rbunkle; charbokill, -bukill, -bukle, -buc(k)le; cherbukle. [ME. charbuncle, -bonkel, etc., and charbucle, -bokel, etc., OF. charbuncle, -bucle, L. carbunculus. See also Carbunkel.]

1. A carbuncle stone. Also fig.(a) a1400 Leg. S. vi. 282.
Saphir of assay, & berial clere, & charbunckile of price ful dere c1450-2 Howlat 726.
Haile charbunkle of cherite! c1500-c1512 Dunb. viii. 24.
The chois of chiftanes, … The charbunckell, cheif of every chevelrie Ib. lxxxvii. 5.
Our chairbunkle chosin of hye imperiale blude(b) 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 7.
Chosyn charbukkill [v.r. cherbukle], cheif flour, and cedyr tre 1535 Stewart 53342.
As the charbokill [is] of all stonis the chois a1568 Scott i. 219.
Cherie maist chaist, cheif charbucle and chois 1594 Hume 162.
I will lay thy stones with the charbukle, and lay thy foundation with saphires

2. A carbuncle swelling. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 301 (T).
The choikis, the charbunkill [v.r. -buncle, -buckle], with the wormis in thy cheikis