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- noun Plural form of
chewstick .
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Examples
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Ten years earlier, while in prison, he felt the method for cleaning teeth there could be improved (it seems the chewsticks and animal hair brushes didn't make it to prison; they were still using rags with soot and such to clean teeth -- yuck!).
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: The History of the Toothbrush: From 5000 BC to Present 2010
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Among the many trees that grow in the region are false chewsticks, Senegal date palms, East African mahoganies, and African breadfruits.
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It is best to leave three or four chewsticks in their cage, and replace them when needed.
EzineArticles 2010
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If you desire to get your own chewsticks from a tree, only use twigs from fruit trees that have not been sprayed with pesticides.
EzineArticles 2010
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