Fletcherizing

Example Sentences

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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

Now with Fletcherizing you have a perfectly good handle, but you know very well that you can't cut a tree down with only an axe handle.

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

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)