The Oxford English dictionary lists "Forms: 17–18 fogie, 17– fogey, 18– foggie (Sc.), 18– fogy" as well as noting they may be a variant of "17–18 fogrum, 17– fogram". The OED is slightly more authorative (See also authoritative) than Chambers, methinks.
A lot of word games and crossword puzzles use Chambers as a reference. I was "brought up" on Newnes and later the Penguin dictionaries, and graduated to the OED. I would have loved a print edition of it but would never have been able to afford it, although I would have found the space
. Rumour has it that it will never be a print edition again but OED themselves say "No decision has yet been made on the format of the third edition. It’s likely to be more than a decade before the full edition is published and a decision on format will be taken at that point. Lexicographers are currently preparing the third edition of the OED, which is 28 percent complete. No final completion date is yet confirmed….
I doubt that very much
You are much smarter than me. I don't even know what Newnes dictionary is! Goes off to Google it...
This one actually https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elizabethan-reference-dictionary-date-quick-reference/dp/B0000CJNNY although one of my engineering reference books may be one of theirs.
I am corrected. Looks fascinating. I mean that...
We must be beyond fogey in our house. Our refrigerator currently contains jelly, jam, marmalade, conserve, and relish jars. The conserve and relish are sweet toppings we dollop onto a small bowl of vanilla ice cream as a treat. Jellies, jams, marmalades, preserves, and fruit butters go on toast. Or a biscuit. I've also used a preserve or marmalade in a savory recipe, such as a spiced apricot glaze for pork.