† ˈchincher Obs.
Also 5 chynchyr, -are.
[f. prec. + -er.]
= chinch n.
| c 1386 Chaucer Melib. ¶637 (Camb. MS.) That men haue ne matier ne cause to calle the neythir wreche ne chinchere [other MSS. chynche]. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 75 Chynchyr or chynchare [H.P. chynche], perparcus. |