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chow

1

[ chou ]

noun

  1. food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.


verb phrase

  1. 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.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.

chow

/ ʃʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    food
  2. short for chow-chow
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chow1

1855–60, Americanism; short for chow-chow

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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