chiaous
chiaous is the obsolete form of chouse.
Meaning of chouse
Noun
chouse (plural chouses)
- One who is easily cheated; a gullible person.
- He that with injury is griev'd,
And goes to law to be reliev'd,
Is sillier than a sottish chouse
Who , when a thief has robb'd his house,
Applies himself to cunning men,
To help him to his goods agen1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...
- He that with injury is griev'd,
- A trick; a sham.
- A swindler.
- By this hand of flesh,
Would it might never write good court-hand more,
If I discover . What do you think of me,
That I am a chouse?1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...
- By this hand of flesh,
Forms of chiaous
| plural | chiaouses |
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Origin of chiaous
Spelling variation of chiaoux, from French chiaoux.
Questions about chiaous
- What is chiaous the obsolete form of?
- Chiaous is the obsolete form of chouse.
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