Chaw /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Chawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chawing

1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.

   The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood.

2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.

1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Low]
2. The jaw. [Obs.]