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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1916-1923
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CHALLY, v. "To chiose or claim (as children do on running forward to a shop window)" (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). [′tʃɑlɪ̢]Rxb.1 1916:
Chally me — chaps me [see Chaps].Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
Chally me that.
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