About The Word Chaw
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Chaw
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What's The Definition Of Chaw?
[n] a wad of something chewable as tobacco
[v] chew without swallowing, as of chewing tobacco Synonyms | Synonyms for Chaw: chew | cud | plug | quid | wad Related Terms | Find terms related to Chaw: See Also | bit | bite | chew | jaw | manducate | masticate | morsel Chaw In Webster's Dictionary \Chaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chawing}.] [See {Chew}.]
1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating;
to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped,
Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood.
--Surrey.
2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind
working upon; to brood over. --Dryden.
Note: A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as
vulgar.
\Chaw\, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] 2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser. {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) {Chaw tooth}, a grinder. (Law) |
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