What is 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 called?
chaw — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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