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chowsing

chowsing

English

Verb

chowsing

  1. (obsolete) present participle of chowse
    • 1792, John Croft, editor, Scrapeana: fugitive miscellany, Sans Souci [London]: [s.n.], OCLC 504501947, page 14:
      [] in his discourse on the heinous sins of chowsing, cheating, and defrauding one's neighbours, []
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:chowsing.