Obs. or dial. rare. Churlish.
a. 1450. Knt. de la Tour (1868), 160. A cherlous condicion is alle contrarie, for he desirithe nother vertu ne cuning.
1864. Atkinson, Whitby Gloss., s.v. Churlish. A shill chollos wind, a cold pining wind. Certain medicines, as saline solutions, are deemed cold and chollos.