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Definition of Chowchow
1. Noun. Chopped pickles in mustard sauce.
2. Noun. A Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.
Definition of Chowchow
1. a. Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).
2. n. A kind of mixed pickles.
Definition of Chowchow
1. Noun. An American pickled relish made from mixed vegetables. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chowchow
1. a relish of mixed pickles in mustard [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chowchow
Literary usage of Chowchow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Old World, as Seen Through Young Eyes, Or, Travels Around the World by Ellen Hardin Walworth (1876)
"... BURNT DISTRICT"—A chowchow HOUSE—A JAPANESE THEATRE—A DAY GAINED. UNFORTUNATELY
we chose a rainy day for visiting Yedo. The streets are not paved and ..."
2. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1911)
"The promoters are said to be men of capital in Kai-Ying-Chow and chowchow-fu,
and a large proportion of the required capital is already subscribed. ..."
3. The Chinese Repository edited by Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Willaims (1843)
"The channel is not quite uvo cables' length wide, and should only be attempted
at slack tide, for the chowchow water renders a vessel unmanageable. ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"chowchow, a. Mixed of several sorts. Christ, я. The Anointed, The Messiah, Je*us.
Immanuel, The Saviour, The Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, ..."
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