chewet

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noun

A kind of meat pie.

OriginMiddle English chewet →
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Meanings

chewet1

nounchewet (plural chewets)

plural chewets · alternative chuet · alternative chewit · alternative chewitt

  1. obsoleteA kind of meat pie.

chewet2

nounchewet (plural chewets)

plural chewets

  1. obsoleteA chough or jackdaw.
  2. A chatterbox.

    Peace, Chewet, peace.

    c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 69

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
babblemouthblabbermouthblatherskitechatterboxmotormouth

Origin

chewet · noun

  1. Middle Englishchewet
  2. Englishchewet

From Middle English chewet, of unknown origin.

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chewet · noun

  1. Frenchchouette“owl”
  2. Englishchewet

From French chouette (“owl”).

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Cite this entry
APA

chewet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewet

MLA

“chewet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chewet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewet.

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