In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHAWING
Verb
chawing
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
Anagrams
• chin wag, chin-wag, chinwag
Source: Wiktionary
CHAW
Chaw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chawing.] Etym: [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. Etym: [See Chaw, v. t.]
1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law]
2. Etym: [Cf. Jaw.]
Definition: The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) -- Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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