Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To gape; open; yawn.
  • To cause to yawn; open.
  • noun A gape; a gap.

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Examples

  • I believe I'm being chawn up by white ants, and I'm certain that the jiggers are already tackling my toes. "

    Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Ernest [Illustrator] Prater 1917

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  • var. of chine

    September 28, 2010