chaw on
Example Sentences
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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
"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
Hit sorter stirs 'em up an' gives 'em somethin' to chaw on, an' keeps 'em contented like.
From The Mountain Girl by Erskine, Payne
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
