Where does “champer” come from?
champer (Scots) comes from Scots champ — to mash, crush, pound; to chew voraciously; a...
champer (Scots): an implement for mashing or crushing etc.; a...
Definitions
- an implement for mashing or crushing etc.; a...
Ancestry of “champer”, step by step
champer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots champ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | champ | to mash, crush, pound; to chew voraciously; a... |
via Scots er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | er | Second-person simple present form of "ti be";... |