Chawn

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A gap, rift, or fissure. dialectal, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To gape; yawn. intransitive

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chine

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.

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