BITE, BITING
ADJECTIVES
1835 — TEETHY biting; given to biting; having many or large teeth → Sc.
NOUNS
1808 — HANCH an attempt to bite from behind; a voracious snap or snatch → N. Ireland
1860 — NAB a bite, a nip → colloq.
1873 — GRIG a pinch, a bite → Eng. dial.
1887 — NAG a bite, a snap → Sc.
1900 — GRIB a sharp bite with the teeth → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 — NIB a cautious bite, a nibble → Amer. dial.
1931 — GAFS a pretended bite of a dog → Sc.
1942 — MONKEY BITE a mark made on the skin by amorous biting; a hickey → Amer. sl.
1988 — FANG a bite → Aust. sl.
VERBS
1000 — ABITE to bite, to nip, to taste → obs.
1382 — TO-BITE to bite severely → obs.
1400 — HANCH to bite or snap at with violent or noisy action of the jaws; said of large dogs, wild beasts, cannibals, or greedy men → chiefly Sc.
1567 — KNABBLE to bite, to gnaw, to nibble → obs.
1630 — NAB to bite gently, to nibble → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1632 — CRAUNCH to crunch, to chew or bite with a crushing noise
1652 — KNUB to bite something gently; to nibble → obs.
1678 — NAB to bite gently; to nibble → Eng. dial.
1687 — SNAP of a dog: to bite
1880 — CHUD to bite, to champ or chew → obs.
1887 — NAG to bite; to snap; to mark with the teeth; to seize → Sc.
1891 — GANCH to bite, to snarl, to gnash the teeth → Sc.
1900 — GNAGGLE to gnaw, to bite at anything hard → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — GRIB to bite → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 — YARK to bite greedily; to drink → Sc.
1905 — NESP to bite, to snap → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1929 — YAGGLE to bite away laboriously at some tough morsel; to chew with difficulty → Sc.
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