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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHESTON, n. A chestnut. Found also in Eng. 1601 (see N.E.D. s.v. chesteine). [′tʃɛstən]Sc. 1715 Household Bk. Lady Grisell Baillie (S.H.S. 1911) 282:
Desert. aples. chestons.

[O.Sc. has chestane, cheston, from 1608 (D.O.S.T.); O.Fr. chastaigne, a chestnut (Cotgrave), Lat. castanea.]

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