chow chow
one of a Chinese breed of medium-sized dogs having a thick black, blue, red, or cream coat and a blue-black tongue.
Origin of chow chow
1- Also chow.
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Other definitions for chow-chow (2 of 2)
a Chinese mixed fruit preserve.
a relish of chopped mixed pickles in mustard sauce.
Origin of chow-chow
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How to use chow chow in a sentence
And in a few weeks not a rooster in the neighborhood had such a musical, splendid crow as our "Chow-Chow."
There was "Chow-Chow" on the window-sill, pecking at the glass, and holding up one foot, and then the other.
At noon the besiegers ceased firing and refreshed themselves with chow-chow and brandy.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh | Lin-LeTeas and silks, and many minor articles coming under the general head of 'Chow-chow,' were bought for cash.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 | William C. HunterThe poor dogs were never found, and the Compradore insisted upon it that 'some man hav chow-chow he,' and we supposed so too.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 | William C. Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for chow-chow
a thick-coated breed of the spitz type of dog with a curled tail and a characteristic blue-black tongue; it came originally from China: Often shortened to: chow
a Chinese preserve of ginger, orange peel, etc in syrup
a mixed vegetable pickle
Origin of chow-chow
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