Schewed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Worked food or material between the teeth by biting and grinding repeatedly
2. Crushed or broke down something by repeated grinding motions with the teeth
3. Bit and ground upon something persistently with the jaws

Etymology: "Schewed" is an archaic spelling of the past tense of "shew," the older form of "show." The verb descends from Old English "sceawian," meaning "to look at" or "to behold," which is also the source of German "schauen." Early English spellings varied widely, so "schewed" and "shewed" were both common ways to write the same past tense.