chesney
chesney noun: an indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it.
Noun
chesney (plural chesneys)
- An indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it
Proper noun capitalized: Chesney
Chesney (plural Chesneys)
- An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Forms of chesney
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chesneys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Chesneys |
| alternative form | Chainey |
| alternative form | Chaney |
| alternative form | Cheeney |
| alternative form | Cheney |
| alternative form | Cheyne |
| alternative form | Cheyney |
Origin of chesney
From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).
Words formed from chesney
Questions about chesney
- What does chesney mean?
- Chesney means an indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it.
- What part of speech is chesney?
- Chesney can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of chesney?
- The plural of chesney is chesneys.
Words near chesney in the dictionary
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