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chaw
[ chaw ]
/ tʃɔ /
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verb (used with or without object), noun Dialect.
chew.
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British Dictionary definitions for chaw
chaw
/ (tʃɔː) dialect /
verb
to chew (tobacco), esp without swallowing it
noun
something chewed, esp a plug of tobacco
Derived forms of chaw
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