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Word of the Day 08/06/16 Fletcherize

Fletcherize (verb)
Fletcherize [flech-uh-rahyz]

verb (used with or without object), Fletcherized, Fletcherizing.
1. to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.


Also, especially British, Fletcherise.


Origin: 1900-05, Americanism; see Fletcherism, -ize

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