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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chaw \Chaw\, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] 2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser. {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) {Chaw tooth}, a grinder. (Law) From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood. --Surrey. 2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon to brood over --Dryden. Note: A word formerly in good use but now regarded as vulgar. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chaw n : a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {cud}, {quid}, {plug}, {wad}] v : chew without swallowing, as of chewing tobacco
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