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poltophagy
poltophagy
English
Noun
poltophagy (uncountable)
- (rare) The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge.
References
- "poltophagy" at The Phrontistery: A Dictionary of Obscure Words.
- "poltophagy" at American Illustrated Medical Dictionary, By William Alexander Newman Dorland, 4th Edition (W.B. Saunders, 1922).