A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chaw(e, v. [e.m.E. chawe (1530); used in place of Chow v.] To chew. —c1500 Rowll Cursing 59 (M).
The choukis that haldis thair chaftis fra chawin [B. chowing] 1595 Duncan Appendix.
Manduco, to eate, to chawe
