chessil

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chessil

/ˈt͡ʃɛsəl/
/ˈt͡ʃɛzəl/

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From Middle English chisel, chesil, from Old English ċeosel, ċisel (“gravel, sand”), from Proto-West Germanic *kesul (“gravel, pebble”).

noun chesil

uncountable gravel or pebbles It might seem probable that such masses as chessil bank, and the beds about Brighton, &c. were lodged, prior to the Deluge, upon the sea shore, and thrown into their present situation by that catastrophe

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@misc{chessil_2026,
  title = {chessil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chessil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}