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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bit of bread eaten by boys who have been swimming, to prevent shivering or the chattering of their teeth with the cold; a shivering-bite. Also called
chittering-crust and chittering-piece. [Scotch.]
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sionnach commented on the word chittering-bite
a snack eaten after a cold swim to keep the teeth from chattering.
May 4, 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word chittering-bite
See also chittering-crust and chittering-piece.
March 28, 2018