fletcherize
Meanings
verb
- To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing.
- To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over.
Word forms
Etymology
From Fletcher + -ize, after Horace Fletcher, who advocated the practice.
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