chaw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a wad of something chewable as tobacco
    plug; chew; wad; quid; cud.
  2. verb chew without swallowing
    • chaw tobacco

WordNet

Chaw transitive verb
Etymology
See Chew.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chawed ; present participle & verbal noun Chawing
Definitions
  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. A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as vulgar.
Chaw noun
Etymology
See Chaw, v. t.
Definitions
  1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. Law
  2. Cf. Jaw. The jaw. Obs. Spenser.

Webster 1913