prechew

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ chew.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To chew (food) in advance.
   • 2007 April 16, Susan Stewart, “Kiss and Howl: This Man Is a Wolf’s Best Friend”, in New York Times‎:

     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.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: esipureskella French: prémâcher (fr) Polish: żuć przed faktem impf