\Chaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chawing}.] [See {Chew}.]
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.
                                               --Surrey.
2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind
   working upon; to brood over. --Dryden.
Note: A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as
      vulgar.

\Chaw\, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.]
1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
   [Law]
2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser.
{Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law)
{Chaw tooth}, a grinder. (Law)