chaw on
Example Sentences
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Hit sorter stirs 'em up an' gives 'em somethin' to chaw on, an' keeps 'em contented like.
From The Mountain Girl by Payne Erskine
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 Ralph Bonehill
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
But just to set here and think about it, and chaw on a mis'able thing that happened two years and more ago!
From A Touch of Sun and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote
“Jest an idee fur you to chaw on, Joe,” said Avery.
From Lost Farm Camp by Harry Herbert Knibbs
