What is "chowed"

Usage examples of "chowed".

It had tried to bite him, and creatures like it had already chowed down on some of Raccoon's population.

Whatever Nadine and Peabody chowed on, they made a lot of girl yummy noises.

The place was jammed with cops, and across the little table, Lieutenant Frank Boyle and Captain Robert Spindler chowed down on turkey sandwiches the size of Hawaii.