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chaw

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4 lettersPronunciation /t͡ʃɔ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted achwStarts with CEnds with W0 clues
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Definitions

  1. chew without swallowing

Word origin

From Early Modern English chawe, either a form of Middle English chaul, chavel, jawle, jawe (“jaw”) (whence also English jowl) which has lost the final -l, or from Middle English *chawe, *chowe, from Old English *ċēawe, *ċēowe (“jaw”), or a form of Middle English jowe, jawe (“jaw”). See jowl and jaw for more.

Used in a sentence

  • When the doctor told him to quit smoking, Harvey switched to chaw, but then developed cancer of the mouth.
  • He […] went into the store and behind the counter and reached up and got the plug of chewing tobacco and unwrapped it and bit off a chaw.
  • Henry paused to see what kind of effect his words were having, but Red’s face was expressionless; all Henry could see was his jaw tensing rhythmically as he worked on his chaw.

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