"cheslip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheslips [plural]
Etymology: Unknown, perhaps alteration of an earlier term influenced by cheeselip. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|cheeselip}} cheeselip Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheslip (plural cheslips)
  1. (UK, dialect) A woodlouse. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Isopods Synonyms: woodlouse

Inflected forms

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