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Definition of Chirre
1. v. i. To coo, as a pigeon.
Definition of Chirre
1. to chirr [v CHIRRED, CHIRRING, CHIRRES] - See also: chirr
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirre
Literary usage of Chirre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"CHIRE, v., probably the same as to chirre. To make an obscure noise. ... To chirre.
To chirp. Л word meant to express the indistinct noise made by some ..."
2. Etymons of English Wordsby John Thomson by John Thomson (1826)
"chirre, va to murmur, to coo ; G. /•«»•i/ ; P. koor ... CHURR-WORM, s. an insect
called a fan cricket; from chirre. ..."
3. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker (1902)
"Sore Very much, ad. Ege'sire Something offensive to the sight, s. Par-terre' A
level division of ground, s. To chirre To coo as a ..."
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