Meaning

noun a wad of something chewable as tobacco

noun biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

verb chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

origin* As an English surname, Chew has a number of separate origins: ** A toponymic surname referring to a place in Billington, Lancashire. It was originally spelled Cho, from Middle English cho, which is possibly a descendant of Old English *cēo (“gill”), denoting a ravine. ** A toponymic surname referring to Chew Magna or Chew Stoke in Somerset, England. ** A nickname from Old English ċīo, ċēo,…

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