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chilver|ˈtʃɪlvə(r)|
[OE. cilfer-, cilfor-lǫmb ewelamb, corresp. to OHG. chilburra, -ira (MHG. chilbere, mod.G. Bav. dial. kilbare, kilbere; cf. Swiss kilber masc. ‘young wether’, Bav. kilbern to lamb); the stem kilƀ- is an ablaut form of kalƀ- in kalƀoz- calf; there are many related words outside Teutonic, with the phonetic base glbh-, designating the young of animals.]
A ewe-lamb: commonly chilver-lamb. (Found in OE., and still common in southern dialects, though not evidenced in the intervening period.)
c1000ælfric Lev. v. 6 Bringe an cilfor lamb [offerat agnam]. a1100O.E. Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker 392 Enixa est, cilforlamb, oððe acennende wæs. 1815European Mag. LXVIII. 337 I'll sell you a lamb that is called a Chilver [note or ewe lamb]. 1823New Monthly Mag. VIII. 502 An eloquent sally on the rare wool of the chilver-hogs then present. 1825Britten Beauties Wilts. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Chilver, an ewe-lamb. 1883in Standard 21 Apr. 5/8 The chilver (or breeding lamb) might be protected from the butcher's knife for a year or two. 1883Hampsh. Gloss. (E.D.S.) 15 Chilver-lamb, a ewe-lamb. |