chewet

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English chewet.

Alternative forms

chuet, chewit, chewitt

Noun

chewet (plural chewets)

1. (obsolete) A kind of meat pie.

Etymology 2

From French chouette (“owl”).

Noun

chewet (plural chewets)

1. (obsolete) A chough or jackdaw.
2. A chatterbox.
   • 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:

     Peace, Chewet, peace.

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): /ˈt͡ʃiu̯ɛt/

Noun

chewet (plural chewets)

1. 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.