chaw

chaw
1. noun
a) Chewing tobacco.

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

b) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.

My uncles way to convince us not to use tobacco was to give us each a big chaw, and then get us to swallow it.

2. verb
a) Nonstandard spelling of chew; to grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.

...the king he set down and twisted his head to one side, and chawed his tongue, and scrawled off something...

b) To steal.

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  • chaw — I noun a wad of something chewable as tobacco • Syn: ↑chew, ↑cud, ↑quid, ↑plug, ↑wad • Derivationally related forms: ↑wad (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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