chewet
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English chewet.
Noun
chewet (plural chewets)
- (obsolete) A kind of meat pie.
Etymology 2
From French chouette (“owl”).
Noun
chewet (plural chewets)
- (obsolete) A chough.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for chewet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- chewette, chewett, chowette, chawette
Etymology
Unknown; formed as if from chewen + -et; but the OED considers this unlikely.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃiu̯ɛt/
Noun
chewet (plural chewets)
- A chewet (kind of meat pie).
Descendants
- English: chewet (obsolete)
References
- “cheuet (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-19.