chaft

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Northern England/t͡ʃaf(t)/

noun

The jaw.

OriginNorthern Middle English chaft ← Old Norse kjaptr →
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Meanings

nounchaft (plural chafts)

plural chafts · alternative dialectal chaff · alternative dialectal chuff

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalThe jaw.

Origin

  1. Old Norsekjaptr
  2. Northern Middle Englishchaft
  3. Englishchaft

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

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APA

chaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaft

MLA

“chaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaft.

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