Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
chaw . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
chaw ., i.e. nonstandard version ofchews .
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Examples
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There was no use for anything smaller than five dollars; and, as my jacket was padded with Confederate money I had bought with "chaws" of tobacco in prison, I had only to make
With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914
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Forthwith, the chests were dragged out; the dark places explored; and two sticks of nail-rod tobacco, and several old "chaws," thrown aside by sailors on some previous voyage, were their cheering reward.
Redburn. His First Voyage Herman Melville 1855
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But the nail-rods and last-voyage "chaws" were soon gone, and then, after a short interval of comparative gayety, the men again drooped, and relapsed into gloom.
Redburn. His First Voyage Herman Melville 1855
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: Operations to perform on each file shift goto CHECKARG chaws
Use Relative Paths In Your Batch Files | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In the saloons of Newton, Kansas, where cowpokes recited the ballads and showed off their chaws of terbacker, an enterprising fille de joie began claiming the bard as her brother.
The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008
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In the saloons of Newton, Kansas, where cowpokes recited the ballads and showed off their chaws of terbacker, an enterprising fille de joie began claiming the bard as her brother.
The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008
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X-hawsted mai stok ob ekskooses for nawt doin teh chaws
… but not over here –> - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ai is taekin a brake form teh chaws – Ai fink Ai has ernd it: Ai has
… but not over here –> - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Corse, teh kwesyun yu shud rilly be aksing is “hao com yu has sucha ;aaaaawng list ob chaws to do?”
… but not over here –> - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Band played six-eight time; six-eight chaws I, willynilly.
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