masticate
verb (used with or without object)
to chew.
masticator
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a word derived from
masticate.
Example Sentences
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A masticator typically comes through to clean up shrubs and young trees, then prescribed fire will follow to clear out more fuels once fire danger dissipates.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
Even by Kevin’s own standards of scenery-chewing, this one’s a real masticator.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2019
Macy's steak masticator is chomping away in a country which has no sewage system, no railroads, few wheels.
From Time Magazine Archive
But they do not attack the teeth of a masticator until his natural immunity to them drops below a certain level.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a consistent and perseverin’ masticator, she has our friend Fletcher chewed to a standstill.
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford
