"chawn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chawns [plural], chawne [alternative], chaun [alternative], choane [alternative], chone [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Probably from Middle English *chane, *chone, from Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), related to Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”). More at chine. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*chane}} Middle English *chane, {{inh|en|ang|*ċān|t=gap, crack, fissure}} Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), {{cog|ang|ċīnan|t=to gape, break into chunks}} Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chawn (plural chawns)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) A gap, rift, or fissure. Tags: dialectal, obsolete Synonyms: chine
    Sense id: en-chawn-en-noun-8nw6EX1r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 13 37 39

Verb

Forms: chawns [present, singular, third-person], chawning [participle, present], chawned [participle, past], chawned [past], chawne [alternative], chaun [alternative], choane [alternative], chone [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Probably from Middle English *chane, *chone, from Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), related to Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”). More at chine. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*chane}} Middle English *chane, {{inh|en|ang|*ċān|t=gap, crack, fissure}} Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), {{cog|ang|ċīnan|t=to gape, break into chunks}} Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} chawn (third-person singular simple present chawns, present participle chawning, simple past and past participle chawned)
  1. (intransitive) To gape; yawn. Tags: intransitive Related terms: chine, chink
    Sense id: en-chawn-en-verb-g708hb5W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 13 37 39
     
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