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chaw

[chaw]

Origin

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun Dialect.

chew.

Related forms

chaw·er, noun

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to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

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chaw (tʃɔː)

—vb
1.	to chew (tobacco), esp without swallowing it

—n
2.	something chewed, esp a plug of tobacco

'chawer

—n

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Word Origin & History

chaw

1530, unexplained phonetic variant of chew; the noun meaning "that which is chewed" (esp. a quid of tobacco) first recorded 1709.

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