Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practice of masticating the food thoroughly, and not merely biting it into bits, before swallowing.
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- noun rare The
chewing offood long enough toreduce it to theconsistency ofporridge .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek πόλτος (poltos, "porridge") and the suffix -φαγία (-phagia), combining form of φαγεῖν (phagein, "to eat"). See also suffix -phagy.
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hernesheir commented on the word poltophagy
Chew your food until it hurts, my child.
March 2, 2011
yarb commented on the word poltophagy
If God had wanted us to chew our food, he wouldn't have given us stomach acid.
March 2, 2011
bilby commented on the word poltophagy
That's a toothless comment, yarb.
March 2, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word poltophagy
Were I older, I might have snorted my dentures right out of my mouth, yarb and bilby!
March 2, 2011