chaw

Mouthful of tobacco

Chaw is dialectal or old-fashioned for chew, especially chewing tobacco.

A chaw is a wad of tobacco held in the cheek: He tucked a chaw between his lip and gum.

The verb means to chew in this manner: farmers chawing tobacco on the porch.

The word survives mainly in rural American speech.

tobacco

plug

Something that blocks openings

  • quidBritish pound, informally
  • nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
  • spitExpelled mouth moisture

spittoon · smokeless · dip · snuff · leaf · curing · pouch · wad · juice · addiction

chewing

munch

To gnaw steadily

  • gnawBite repeatedly at
  • nibbleSmall, tentative bite
  • bitePierce with teeth

crunch · chomp · masticate · grind · molars · teeth · saliva · savor · swallow · mouthful

Categories
Opposites
method of tobacco consumption

chawsmoke

Airborne combustion byproduct

cigarette · cigar · pipe tobacco · vape · inhale

oral action

chawspit

Expelled mouth moisture

swallow · gulp · suck · sip

Phrases
Family

chawing

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG