chaw
chaw
- n a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- v chew without swallowing
chaw tobacco
- After a while, indeed, one begins to suspect that they had a chaw or two on the wiring of the computer that picked this lot of survival candidates.
- For "false pointing," trainers keep a chaw of tobacco handy; when the dog points at airplop!the chaw is thrust down its throat.
- In gastronomy, the Philadelphia revelations indicate that for appetizers, hors d'oeuvre, antipasto, Zuspeise or a "chaw" of preserved beef might well be substituted for cocktails.