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chiselly, a. and adv. dial.|ˈtʃɪz(ə)lɪ|
Also chissely, chizzly.
[f. chesil, chisel n.2 gravel.]
Gravelly, gritty; grittily.
1649W. Blithe Eng. Improv. Impr. (1653) 208 A light mixed chissely land. 1784Twamley Dairying 55 Cheese made of cold Milk..is apt to cut chiselly, or that breaks or flies before the Knife. 1830Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Chizzly, harsh and dry under the teeth. 1888Elworthy W. Somerset Wd.-bk., Chizzly, gritty, sharp: said of earth or sand. |