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prechewed

prechewed is the simple past and past participle of prechew.

Meaning of prechew

Verb

prechew (third-person singular simple present prechews, present participle prechewing, simple past and past participle prechewed)

  1. (transitive) To chew (food) in advance.
    • In “A Man Among Wolves,” a bizarre and riveting nature documentary that will be shown tonight on the National Geographic Channel, a British former gamekeeper named Shaun Ellis feeds wolf cubs prechewed food from his own mouth.2007 April 16, Susan Stewart, “Kiss and Howl: This Man Is a Wolf’s Best Friend”, in New York Times

Questions about prechewed

What is prechewed the simple past and past participle of?
Prechewed is the simple past and past participle of prechew.

Words near prechewed in the dictionary

  1. precheliceral
  2. prechemical
  3. prechemotherapeutic
  4. prechemotherapy
  5. prechew
  6. prechewed
  7. prechewing
  8. prechews
  9. prechiamatic
  10. prechiasmal
  11. prechiasmatic

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