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. Surrey.
To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. Dryden.
As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law]
The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) -- Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
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