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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.
CHAUVE, adj. Not known to our correspondents.
1. A term applied to black cattle “when white hair is pretty equally mixed with black hair” (Nai. 1813 W. Leslie Gen. View Agric. Nai. and Mry., Gl. 451).
2. Applied to a swarthy person when pale (Ib.).
[Cf. Hyauve, grey, sallow.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Chauve adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 10 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chauve_adj>
