Chaw

·vt The Jaw.

II. Chaw ·vt As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.

III. Chaw ·vt To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.

IV. Chaw ·vt To ruminate in thought; to Consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.

to chaw
(Saxon, ceowan; German, kawen.) To champ between the teeth; to masticate; to chew.--Johnson. Webster...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
chaw
See quid. ...

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chaw bacon
A countryman. A stupid fellow. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to chaw up
To use up; demolish. I heerd Tom Jones swar he'd chaw me up, if an inch of me was found in them dig...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.