*chow-chow*

n. 1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce.
Syn. -- chowchow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.
Syn. -- chowchow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China.
Syn. -- chow, chow chow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]