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Chin"cha (?), n. [Cf.
Chinchilla.] (Zoöl.) A south American
rodent of the genus Lagotis.

Chinche (?), a. [F. chiche
miserly.] Parsimonious; niggardly. [Obs.]
Chaucer.

Chinch"er*ie (?), n.
Penuriousness. [Obs.]

By cause of his skarsete and
chincherie.

Caucer.

Chin*chil"la (?), n. [Sp.]
1. (Zoöl.) A small rodent
(Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel,
remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly
gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.

2. The fur of the chinchilla.

3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen
cloth.

{ Chin*cho"na (?), Chin*co"na (?). }See
Cinchona.

Chin" cough" (?). [For chink cough; cf. As.
cincung long laughter, Scot. kink a violent fit of
coughing, akin to MHG. kīchen to pant. Cf.
Kinknaust, Cough.] Whooping cough.

Chine (?), n.


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