chow
chow
Definition
chow (c̸ho̵u)
noun
- any of a breed of medium-sized dog, originally from China, with a thick, dark coat and a blue-black tongue
- ☆ Slang food or mealtime
Etymology: < Chin dial. form akin to Cantonese kaú, a dog
intransitive verb
Slang to eat: with down
chow
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- dry: Most dry dog chows give approximate feeding amounts on their labels.
Modifies a noun
- mein: He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's, going to get a big dish of beef chow mein.
- time: This was another big job and when we finished it, it was chow time, so the sergeant kept his promise.
- bell: Be modified at not to consider chow bell rings such properties has.
- harrah: Million visitors annually louis which was quot on the great chow harrah 's.
- line: When bullets fell into the compound, people in that chow line ran for cover.
- ring: Christina cowens thought chow bell rings we've got to.
Noun used with modifier
- dog: They place their puppies directly on adult dog chow.
- chicken: I ordered a chicken chow mein which, when it turned up, could easily have fed two.
- puppy: Many breeders of larger dogs no longer feed puppy chow.
- prawn: The specials board all had Chinese, not Japanese translations, and the specials comprised many of prawn chow mein and lemon chicken.
- adult: They place their puppies directly on adult dog chow.
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