chaw on

Example Sentences

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There, take that home and chaw on it.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

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

Hit sorter stirs 'em up an' gives 'em somethin' to chaw on, an' keeps 'em contented like.

From The Mountain Girl by Erskine, Payne

“Jest an idee fur you to chaw on, Joe,” said Avery.

From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert

One of the undershirts had been knotted up tightly, and Shep had to "chaw on the beef," as boys call it, to get the knots untied.

From Young Hunters of the Lake by Bonehill, Ralph