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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1925
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CHELF, n. (See quot.) [tʃɛlf]Mearns 1925 (per Ags.1):
The shelf in a box-bed is called the skelf or the chelf.
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"Chelf n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chelf>
