chowchow

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce
  2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

chow-chow \chow-chow\ (chou"chou`), n.

1.chopped pickles in mustard sauce.

Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5]

2.a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.

Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5]

3.a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China.

Syn: chow, chow chow. [WordNet 1.5]

Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]

Chowchow \Chow"chow`\ (chou"chou`), a. [Chin.] Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together). [1913 Webster]
Chowchow \Chow"chow`\ (chou"chou`), n. (Com.) A kind of mixed pickles. [1913 Webster]
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