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champed |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Champ \Champ\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Champed}; p. pr & vb n. {Champing}.] [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf dial. Sw k["a]msa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf also OF champier, champeyer champoyer to graze in fields, fr F. champ field, fr L. campus. Cf {Camp}.] 1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard. Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden. 2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.
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