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Meaning of chaw

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chaw

Pronunciation:/t͡ʃɔː/

noun

Definitions

  1. Chewing tobacco.

    Example: When the doctor told him to quit smoking, Harvey switched to chaw, but then developed cancer of the mouth.

  2. A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.

  3. The jaw.

verb

Definitions

  1. To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud)

  2. To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider

  3. To steal.

    Example: Some pikey's chawed my bike.