CHAW, TO . . . OUT @ The Dictionary of Cork Slang, by John Beecher

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A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher

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CHAW, TO . . . OUT

Construct: Verb

Definition: To abuse verbally, to castigate.

Use: He chawed me out.
He castigated me.

Derivation: Possibly Old English to chew, to bite, hence to chaw out, to abuse. (Concise Oxford Dictionary)