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digestives

  • plural
    of digestive.
    digestive
    adjective
    serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food.

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The boss of the biscuits factory where McVitie's chocolate digestives have been made for the last 100 years reckons people have always eaten them incorrectly.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2025

The British brand McVitie’s even has a dunking expert, Stuart Farrimond, and he claims that dunking digestives in a milky drink releases more flavor than you’d get from a dry one.

From Washington Post May 10, 2022

Historically, digestives were made with wholemeal, a combination of fine bran and white flour.

From Washington Post May 10, 2022

Related: Chocolate digestives: the best and worst – taste test Helps weight loss Can this really be true?

From The Guardian Mar. 8, 2016

By the ancient medical philosopher Galen, and others, it may be added, that dried lemon-peel was considered as one of the best digestives, and recommended to weak and delicate persons.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

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