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shaav

verbaction

to bite, gnaw, or hack repeatedly

To bite or gnaw at; also to cut or hack roughly with repeated strokes.

Example in use

Da dug aye shaav the auld boot.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SHAAV/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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