chewet

noun — 3 senses

chewet

noun

Etymology From Middle English chewet, of unknown origin.

1

Obsolete A kind of meat pie.

Derived terms: chewet-pie

chewet

noun

Etymology From French chouette (“owl”).

1

Obsolete A 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:

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