1 gen 1592 anni - chatt

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Originally the catkin of the willow, hazel etc., linked with ‘kitten’ via its downy appearance (OED). In that sense it is on record from <i>c</i>.1400 but when used of the seed or ‘key’ of other trees it dates only from 1562. Sir Henry Cholmley used the word frequently in his memorandum book: 1653-4 <i>I did sowe … Ash chats … on the Ditch on the Moore</i>; 1667 <i>I planted the trees at the west end of the coalecoate Ash by sowing Ackornes and Sycamore chatts, </i>Oswaldkirk (Mss3/210). The reference to sowing chats in ditches strengthens the possible use of the word as a place-name element: 1544-5 <i>Bosc vocat. Chatpitt sprynge</i>, Wragby (DD/RA/f/4a); 1592 <i>William Broadley of Chates</i>, Hunsworth (Birstall PR). See acorn, sycamore.</br> chawder A spelling of ‘chalder’: 1541 <i>to power </i>[poor]<i> people to pray for my soul one chawder of colles and one lode of woode to be delte vpon Christinmase even</i>, Whitby (YRS51/199).

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