half-masticated

• a word derived from masticate.
  masticate

  verb (used with or without object)

  to chew.

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half-masticated

And try he did; but the way his poor old stomach rebelled against the half-masticated things effectually prevented a repetition of the feast.

From Across the Years by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

Young folks often get spots in the face from eating too fast, swallowing half-masticated food, and indulging in too much jam and sugar and "lollypops."

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 357, October 30, 1886 by Various

Noa extended his hand, and she gave him the half-masticated mass.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Rounsevelle Wildman

Water may be taken freely during mealtime; not, however, for the purpose of washing down half-masticated food.

From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton) Jamison

Refreshed by its first meal, the grub proceeds to attack this; not directly, but in the tunnel bored by the mother, which is littered with tiny crumbs and half-masticated shavings.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall

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