champ
n.
1868, American English abbreviation of champion, n..
v.
"to chew noisily," 1520s, probably echoic; OED suggests a connection with jam, v.. Earlier also cham, chamb, etc. To champ on (or at) the bit, as an eager horse will, is attested in figurative sense by 1640s. Related: Champed; champing. As a noun in this sense, attested from c.1600.