verb
- third person singular present of chaw; to chew, especially tobacco
Usage: informal; chiefly dialectal or regional
noun
- plural of chaw; a portion of something chewable, especially tobacco
Usage: informal; chiefly dialectal or regional
Examples
- He chaws tobacco while working in the field.
- She offered him a few chaws of gum.
- The old man chaws on his pipe thoughtfully.
- Those chaws of tobacco lasted him all day.
- He chaws slowly, lost in thought.