cheek for chowl
UK/ˌt͡ʃiːk fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/US/ˌt͡ʃik fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/
cheek for chowl adverb: synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).
Adverb
cheek for chowl (comparative more cheek for chowl, superlative most cheek for chowl)
- Synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).
- E'en cheek for chevv he'd ſeat him 'mang them a', / And tauk his mind 'bout kittle points of law.[1728, Allan Ramsay, “Robert, Richy, and Sandy: A Pastoral on the Death of Matthew Prior, Esq: Inscribed to the Right Honourable Person Designed by the Old Shepherd”, in Poems, [Edinburgh?]: [s.n.]...
- Then on the tither hand preſent her, / A blackguard Smuggler, right behint her, / An' cheek-for-chovv, a chuffie Vintner, / Colleaguing join, / Picking her pouch as bare as VVinter, / Of a' kind coin.1786, Robert Burns, “The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer, to the Right Honourable and Honourable, the Scotch Representatives in the House of Commons”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. […]...
- Synonyms:
- cheek by jowl
Synonyms of cheek for chowl
Forms of cheek for chowl
| comparative | more cheek for chowl |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cheek for chowl |
Questions about cheek for chowl
- What does cheek for chowl mean?
- Cheek for chowl means synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).
- What part of speech is cheek for chowl?
- Cheek for chowl is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce cheek for chowl?
- Cheek for chowl is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃiːk fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/ (UK).
Words near cheek for chowl in the dictionary
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