GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   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.
   
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   The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped,
   
   Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood. Surrey.
   
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   2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.  Dryden.
   
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   A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as vulgar.
   
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   Chaw, n. [See Chaw, v. t.]
   1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law]
   
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   2. [Cf. Jaw.] The jaw. [Obs.]  Spenser.
   
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   Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) -- Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
   
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