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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1898
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CHOLD, n. The name given to a boy who was within twelve months of completing his studies at George Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 25:
. . . when but one year of his time would be left. His title then would be chold, and he would hold for six months a secondary power. A chold could put any knap or kid out of his greens for any length of time which the misdemeanour of the said knap or kid might seem to merit.
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