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
“Might chaw on a biscuit before I take another nap,” yawned the prisoner.
From The Coyote A Western Story by Roberts, James
"I'm that near gone I could chaw on a dog biscuit and like it!" grumbled the shorter man.
From Afloat on the Flood by Leslie, Lawrence J.
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
