or take the chill off [of liquids], verb (popular).—To warm. CHILL is a contraction of the fuller phrase.
1835. DICKENS, Sketches by Boz, p. 264. A pint pot, the contents of which were ‘CHILLING’ on the hob.
WITH THE CHILL OFF, phr. (popular).—An expression of (1) dissent, (2) depreciation, or (3) disbelief. A variant of OVER THE LEFT (q.v.).
