Answer:

chows

Answer	Crossword Clue
CHOWS	Eats, with "down"
CHOWS	Dogs with blue-black tongues
CHOWS	Dark-tongued Chinese dogs

CHOWS	Eats eagerly, with "down"
CHOWS	Black-tongued dogs
CHOWS	Dark-tongued dogs
CHOWS	Chinese dogs
CHOWS	Chinese dogs.
CHOWS	Canines.
CHOWS	Certain dogs
CHOWS	Dogs

CHOWS	Pets with blue-black tongues
CHOWS	Dogs with dark tongues

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.