·vi To bite or chew impatiently.
II. Champ ·noun ·Alt. of Champe.
III. Champ ·vt To bite into small pieces; to Crunch.
IV. Champ ·vt To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard.
a scuffle. Exm. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose