Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Gnaw

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Gnaw


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(1):

(v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

(2):

(v. i.) To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable.

(3):

(v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at.

(4):

(v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.