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chields

chields is the plural of chield.

Meaning of chield

Noun

chield (plural chields)

  1. (Scotland) A man; a fellow, chap.
    • Kinraddie fair seethed with the news next day, all about the attack on the Mill and how Rob had chased the childes that came up against him […].1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 196

Questions about chields

What is chields the plural of?
Chields is the plural of chield.

Words near chields in the dictionary

  1. Chiehmo
  2. Chiehshih
  3. Chieko
  4. chiel
  5. chield
  6. chields
  7. chiels
  8. Chiem
  9. Chiemgauer
  10. Chiemgauers
  11. Chiems

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