cheslip
English
Etymology
Origin unknown, perhaps alteration of an earlier term influenced by cheeselip.[1]
Noun
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cheslip (plural cheslips)
- (UK, dialect) A woodlouse.[2]
- 1899, W.T. Fernie, Animal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure[2], “Woodlouse”, page 524:
- In former times it was known as “Lugdor” and “Socchetre ;” and in common with the hoglouse it is familiar to rustics as “Churchlouse,” “Carpenter,” “Chinch,” or “Cheslip.”
Synonyms
References
- ^ “cheslip, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2016.
- ^ “cheslip”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.