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   chaw

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   noun

   • 1. an act of chewing something, especially something not intended to be swallowed: "enjoying a good chaw"
   • ▪ something chewed, especially a quid of tobacco: "a chaw of tobacco"

   verb

   • 1. chew (something, especially tobacco): "now just about anyone can don stetsons and chaw tobacco"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): variant of chew.

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   What is Chaw noun?

   • Definition of chaw noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary something that you chew, especially a large piece of tobacco The player had a lump of chaw in his cheek. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does the term 'chawing' mean?

   • The term 'chawing' means to crush or grind with the teeth. Synonyms for chawing include: biting (on), champing, chewing, chomping (on), crunching (on), and gnawing (on).

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   What does chew mean in slang?

   • To chew. (archaic or nonstandard) To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud); to champ (at the bit). To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. (UK, slang) To steal. Some pikey's chawed my bike. Chew. A chew, especially of tobacco. See chew.

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   What does chawen mean?

   • From Middle English chawen, an unexplained variation of chewen (“to chew”). See chew for more. Cognate with Middle Dutch cauwen ("to chew"; whence Dutch kauwen), obsolete Dutch kauw (“the act of chewing, that which is chewed, chewed mass, wad of tobacco”), Middle Low German kauwen, kauen (“to chew”).

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   What does Chawe mean in English?

   • From Early Modern English chawe, either a form of Middle English chaul, chavel, jawle (“jaw”) (whence also English jowl) which has lost the final -l, or a form of Middle English jowe, jawe (“ jaw ”).

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   Is it the Chaw of Chaws?

   • Is it the Chaw of Chaws? Yes, it would be the Chaw of Chaws! The Chaw of Chaws is a specialized team of owls led by Soren.

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   : a chew especially of tobacco. Synonyms. Verb. bite (on) champ. chew. chomp (on) crunch (on) gnaw (on) masticate. nibble. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of chaw in a Sentence. Verb the farmer was intently chawing a carrot Noun enjoyed a chaw of tobacco. Recent Examples on the Web.

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   verb. to chew (tobacco), esp without swallowing it. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. noun. something chewed, esp a plug of tobacco.

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   Definition of chaw noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 2. to tear or mangle, as if by chewing (often fol. by up): The sorting machine chewed up the letters. 3. to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in the rug. 4. to meditate on; consider at length (often fol. by over): to chew a problem over. v.i.

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   Chaw Definition. To chew. (archaic or nonstandard) To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud); to champ (at the bit). To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. (UK, slang) To steal. Some pikey's chawed my bike. Chew.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · chaw (third-person singular simple present chaws, present participle chawing, simple past and past participle chawed) (archaic or nonstandard outside dialects, e.g. Appalachia, Southern US) To chew; grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud).

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   2 meanings: 1. to chew (tobacco), esp without swallowing it 2. something chewed, esp a plug of tobacco.... Click for more definitions.