cham
/kæm/
noun
- 1
An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
“1997: "Sitting at a table, drinking Ale, observing the Mist thro’ the Window-Panes, Mason forty-five, the Cham sixty-four." — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon”
noun
- 1
A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- 2
An Ottoman sultan.
- 3
A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.
noun
- 1
A caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan.
verb
- 1
To chew.
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