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chow
1[ chou ]
noun
- food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.
verb phrase
- to eat; eat a meal, especially the main meal of the day:
In the army we usually chow down at 6 p.m.
chow
2[ chou ]
noun
(often initial capital letter)
Chow
3[ chou ]
noun
Australian Disparaging and Offensive.
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.
chow
/ ʃʊ /
noun
- informal.food
- short for chow-chow
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chow2
Short form
Origin of chow3
First recorded in 1870–75; special use of spelling variant ( Chow ) of Chou ( def )
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Then he goes to the chow hall for breakfast and goes about his day, which he said doesn’t end until the last count at around 11 p.m.
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For example, there is some debate about whether the large jaws of P. boisei were used to crack hard foods like nuts or simply chow down on plants.
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He pointed to a row of chairs near the cash register as we began to chow down.
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Let’s take chow mein – there are endless varieties of this.
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“If you want to reduce obesity, serve different types of food at the chow hall,” said Marine Corps Sgt.
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