Thesaurus: chaw

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1. v. t. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
2. v. t. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
3. v. t. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
4. v. t. The jaw.
5. n. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
6. v. chew without swallowing
7. 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. 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] 2. Etym: [Cf. Jaw.] The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) -- Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
8. The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; alout. (Law) -- Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
9. n:100 v. chew without swallowing