From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
chow-chow \chow-chow\ (chou"chou`), n.
1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce.
Syn: chowchow.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.
Syn: chowchow.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy
curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed
to have originated in north China.
Syn: chow, chow chow.
[WordNet 1.5]
Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry
packages sent off to fill up a ship. --S. W. Williams.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chowchow \Chow"chow`\ (chou"chou`), a. [Chin.]
Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as,
chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chowchow \Chow"chow`\ (chou"chou`), n. (Com.)
A kind of mixed pickles.
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