chaft

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chaft

/t͡ʃaf(t)/ Northern England

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Inherited from Northern Middle English chaft, from Old Norse kjaptr, kjǫptr.

noun chafts · chaff · chuff

Northern England, Scotland, dialectal The jaw.

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"chaft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chaft. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"chaft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chaft.

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@misc{chaft_2026,
  title = {chaft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}