chaw on
Example Sentences
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They gives the mules, ruffage and such, to chaw on all night.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives by Work Projects Administration
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
"Ain't you afraid that you might take a chaw on it, by mistake for your tobacco?" queried Jim in a matter-of-fact voice.
From Frontier Boys in Frisco by Roosevelt, Wyn
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
It was somethin to chaw on, he hadn't been used to the flavor of, I reckon.
From The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
