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Chaw vs Chay - What's the difference?

chaw | chay |

As nouns the difference between chaw and chay

is that chaw is chewing tobacco while chay is the name of the letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound {{IPA|/tʃ/|lang=en}}, in Pitman shorthand.

As a verb chaw

is to chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud); to champ (at the bit).

chaw

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
    • When the doctor told him to quit smoking, Harvey switched to chaw , but then developed cancer of the mouth.
  • (countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.
    • My uncle's way to convince us not to use tobacco was to give us each a big chaw , and then get us to swallow it.
  • * 1889 , , Chapter XXI,
    • "YOU give him a chaw', did you? So did your sister's cat's grandmother. You pay me back the ' chaws you've awready borry'd off'n me, Lafe Buckner, then I'll loan you one or two ton of it, and won't charge you no back intrust, nuther."
  • (obsolete) The jaw.
    • (Spenser)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic, or, nonstandard) To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud); to champ (at the bit).
    • (Spenser)
  • * Surrey
    • The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, / Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood.
  • * 1884 , , Chapter XXIX,
  • To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
    • (Dryden)
  • (UK, slang) To steal.
    • Some pikey's chawed my bike.
    Appalachian English

    chay

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter ?/?, which stands for the ch sound , in Pitman shorthand.
    • ---- ==Ch'orti'==

    Noun

    (head)
  • fish

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