chaw bacon

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chaw bacon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chaw \Chaw\, n. [See Chaw, v. t.]
     1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
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     2. [Cf. Jaw.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law)
  
     Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
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