Chaw
Chaw , transitive verb
[See Chew.]
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.
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
[See Chaw, transitive verb]
1.
As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law]
2.
The jaw. [Obsolete] — Spenser
Collocations (2)
Chaw bacon (Law) , a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout.
Chaw tooth (Law) , a grinder. (Law)