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Fletcherizing

NOUN
mastication
Synonyms


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“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

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

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

It was a new idea, and he bent himself to the Fletcherizing of it.

From Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

That is exactly what some physicians still say about Fletcherizing.

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

Many consider that the chief advantage of Fletcherizing is that it makes a person eat less.

From How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)