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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 1 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chauve_adj>
