gnaw
/nɔ/ noun C2- The act of gnawing. · give something a gnaw· have a gnaw of a bone
Plural gnaws
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Perhaps some of these days I may be entrapped, like poor Peppino and may be very glad to have some little nibbling mouse to gnaw the meshes of my net, and so help me out of prison.”
The prisoners, in their expressive language, have named it the “Lions’ Den,” probably because the captives possess teeth which frequently gnaw the bars, and sometimes the keepers also.
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