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Meanings of chow (chows) in English

Portuguese
dinastia chou

The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism.

        dinastia chou
        Catalan
        manduca

        Informal terms for a meal.

              manduca
              Catalan
              chow chow
              Spanish
              chow chow

              Breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China.

                    chow chow

                    Nutrient mix given to lab animals.

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                            Usage of chows in English
                            1
                            The difference is, the food truck stuffs its bunny chows with breakfast things.
                            The South African
                            2
                            Bunny chows and monkey glands are nothing to be afraid of.
                            The South African
                            3
                            With the table set, the spider then drags its victim in and chows down.
                            Wired
                            4
                            I look down at Butterball as he chows down on those delicious rotting carrots.
                            The Hunger Pains
                            5
                            That 'yont the hallan snugly chows her cood, that beyond the wall snugly chews her cud.
                            Selections from Five English Poets
                            6
                            PICKLES.-Underthis heading are classified pickles and relishes, such as chili sauce, chow chows and catsups.
                            Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                            7
                            They eat chows, don't they, in this country?' He began to put dice in his pocket.
                            The Quiet American
                            8
                            But he chows down on possum, rabbit, whistle pig, fat-back, garden greens, and chitterlings like the best of us.
                            Black is the new white
                            9
                            She thinks she has successfully taken the spotlight off her and the affair and chows down on some celebratory bruschetta.
                            News.com.au
                            10
                            For instance, my neighbours tell me wonderful, incredible things that their Aberdeens and chows and borzois have done; I never listen to them.
                            Beasts and Super-Beasts
                            11
                            The Cute Pet Games cafe, which opened last month in Chengdu in the southwest Sichuan province, features six fluffy chow chows dyed white and black.
                            News.com.au
                            12
                            She questions the justification of the Chows as business role models.
                            Radio NZ
                            13
                            As he stood there, angry and waving a steaming dishclout, two Chows appeared.
                            Where the Blue Begins
                            14
                            A favourite way of tormenting the Chows was to rob them of their pigtails.
                            In the Roaring Fifties
                            15
                            It's all among the Chows, if you don't mind that.
                            Captivity
                            16
                            The breeds were scattered: German shepherds, Akitas, and Chow Chows were among those most heavily represented.
                            What the dog saw: and other adventures
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                            Translations for chows
                            Portuguese
                            dinastia chou
                            Spanish
                            chow chow
                            Chows through the time