Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Chor"tling}.]
A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and
usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort.
[Humorous]
O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay !
He chortled in his joy. --Lewis
Carroll.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]