chaw on
Example Sentences
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But they didn't give us nothing to chaw on.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives by Work Projects Administration
I tell ye what you do: Give him a bone or a chunk of tough meat to chaw on.
From The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
There, take that home and chaw on it.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day
Hit sorter stirs 'em up an' gives 'em somethin' to chaw on, an' keeps 'em contented like.
From The Mountain Girl by Payne Erskine
“Might chaw on a biscuit before I take another nap,” yawned the prisoner.
From The Coyote A Western Story by James Roberts
