| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: begnawing, begnawed, begnaws, begnawer, begnawers, begnawingly and begnawedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BEGNAW" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Begnaw \Be*gnaw"\, transitive verb. [past participle Begnawed, (Rare) Begnawn.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BEGNAW
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] benaw'. To bite or gnaw, to eat away; to corrode; to nibble. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
