cheek for chowl
adv/ˌt͡ʃiːk fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/UK/ˌt͡ʃik fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/US
Definitions
Synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity
Synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).
- E'en cheek for chevv he'd ſeat him 'mang them a', / And tauk his mind 'bout kittle points of law.
- Then on the tither hand preſent her, / A blackguard Smuggler, right behint her, / An' cheek-for-chovv, a chuffie Vintner, / Colleaguing join, / Picking her pouch as bare as VVinter, / Of a' kind coin.
- In puir auld Scotland's Parliament they a' sate thegither, cheek for choul, and than they did na need to hae the same blethers twice ower again.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA