Meanings
proper noun
- obsoleteObsolete form of Chulmleigh.
CHIDLEY, or Chimley, a market-town of Devonſhire, about eighteen miles north-weſt of Exeter...
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183
Origin
A variant pronunciation spelling of Chulmleigh. Cf. Chamlee and Cholmondeley.
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Chidley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chidley
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“Chidley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chidley. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chidley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chidley.
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