chaw bacon

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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]

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