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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 Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

But there are many to which half-masticated food is a real poison.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

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

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 Miall, Bernard

In the want of these, the very branches were laid hold of and gnawed; and many poor creatures were found lying dead, with the half-masticated boughs in their clenched hands.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various