CHAMPED
Verb
champed
simple past tense and past participle of champ
Source: Wiktionary
CHAMP
Champ, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] Etym:
[Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. kämsa to chew with difficulty,
champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in
fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf. Camp.]
1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard.
Foamed and champed the golden bit. Dryden.
2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. Steele.
Champ, v. i.
Definition: To bite or chew impatiently.
They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker.
Champ, Champe, n. Etym: [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.)
Definition: The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition