Chowchow chop

Chowchow chop
chow-chow chow-chow (chou"chou`), n. 1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce.

Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5]

2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.

Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5]

3. a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China.

Syn: chow, chow chow. [WordNet 1.5]

{Chowchow chop}, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Chowchow chop — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chop — Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea}, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chop dollar — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chop of tea — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grand chop — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chow-chow — (chou chou ), n. 1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce. Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger. Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5] 3. a breed of thick coated medium sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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