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The Journal of a Disappointed Man

Note 1 — PART III—MARRIAGE

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The English Dialect Dictionary derives the word from Old French chiboule, and gives a reference to Piers Plowman. Why hasn't such an old and useful word become a part of the English language like others also brought over at the time of the Norman Conquest?

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