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Chaw [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.

2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.

3. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.

4. The jaw.

Chawdron [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Chawdron [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Chawed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Chawing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913