Chaun1, n.
n. [See infra.] A gap. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
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n. [See infra.] A gap. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
[O. Eng. chaune, A-S. geonan, Eng. yawn, O. H. Ger. ginōn, N. H. Ger. gähnen, Gr. χαίνειν.] To open; to yawn. [Obs.] Sherwood.