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They are the same word. Actually Chomp is a modern alteration of
the more period Champ.<br>
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Websters list Champing at the bit and chomping at the bit as
examples for both.<br>
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<blockquote><i>Thirty white horses on a red hill,</i><br>
<i>First they champ,</i><br>
<i>Then they stamp,</i><br>
<i>Then they stand still. </i><br>
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-EA<br>
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not to put too fine a line on it, but shouldn't that be champing
at the bit? Chomping hurts!<br>
~ihon<br clear="all">
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180, 0.234375);" color="#000000">One person with passion is
better than forty people merely interested."<br>
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-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180,
0.234375);">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Ld. Cian Rhys
Gravenor <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:metaldog00@hotmail.com">metaldog00@hotmail.com</a>></span>wrote:<br>
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0.234375);">We in the north are chomping at the bit
for this battle, have no fear. =)</span></font></div>
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