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Fletcherizing

NOUN
mastication
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At one chew per second, the Fletcherizing of a single bite of shallot would take more than 10 minutes.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2013

“Who has time for this?” was the reaction of Jaime Aranda-Michel, a gastroenterologist with the Mayo Foundation, when I called to ask him about Fletcherizing.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2013

The main objection I see to it is that one eats too fast, and Fletcherizing is not known in this country.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

That is exactly what some physicians still say about Fletcherizing.

From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Hinkle, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark)

For one day, two days, Etienne stood at the window, Fletcherizing his finger nails and shrieking and moaning at the monotony.

From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by Henry, O.




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