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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1917

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CHOUP, v.1 To wander aimlessly or restlessly, gen. with the idea of physical discomfort. [tʃʌup]Abd.8 1917:
Lat in the nolt wi' this coorse day, they're jist choupin aboot the stile.

[Cf. Eng. dial. chop, to exchange, to change (used gen. of the direction of the wind), see E.D.D., and O.Sc. chop, chope, in phr. chop and change, to vary, to alter (D.O.S.T.).]

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