chaw

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: chewcudquidplugwad

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a wad of something chewable as tobaccoSynonyms: chewcudquidplugwad

Verb (1)

  1. chew without swallowing“chaw tobacco”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chaw \Chaw\, n. [See Chaw, v. t.]

1.As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] [1913 Webster]

2.[Cf. Jaw.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law)

Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law) [1913 Webster]

Chaw \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. [1913 Webster]

The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood.— Surrey.[1913 Webster]

2.To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Note: A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as vulgar. [1913 Webster]

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