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Definition of Chewing gum

1. Noun. A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing.

Definition of Chewing gum

1. Noun. A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Chewing gum

1. A preparation of chicle, sometimes mixed with other plastic substances, sweetened and flavored. It is masticated usually for pleasure as a candy substitute but it sometimes acts as a vehicle for the administration of medication. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chewing Gum

Literary usage of Chewing gum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Child Training by Angelo Patri (1922)
""Now, Aunt Marie, chewing gum isn't going to do the children any harm. ... "But what is the pleasure in chewing gum? You don't find pleasure in waggling ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"The machine is loaded with packages of chewing gum and metal checks, each of which is good for five cents in trade at the defendant's café. ..."

3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"In an action to recover back an amount paid for revenue stamps for chewing gum, which the petition alleged bad been transported from the place of ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Four hundred and ninety six smokers participated in a randomised comparison of the effect of silver acetate, nicotine, and ordinary chewing gum on smoking ..."

5. American Druggist (1890)
"The habit of chewing gum, originally confined to backwoodsmen, gradually spread, ... The composition of modern chewing gum is usually paraffin, ..."

6. Hand Book of the United States Tariff: Containing the Tariff Act of 1913 by Vandegrift, F.B., & Co, United States (1913)
"chewing gum, Red Rose, manufactured by the American Chicle Company ... chewing gum, manufactured by the Newton Gum Company, of San Francisco, Gal., ..."

7. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1906)
"... of people chewing a substance to take the place of the vulgar 'quid' of tobacco. That sul>stance is sold everywhere under the name of 'chewing-gum,' or ..."

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