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noun

bolus

a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

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Three example sentences with bolus, each labelled with its topic.

  • A stroke can weaken the throat so badly that a bolus of mashed potato lodges instead of sliding down.

    Medicine

  • A cow forms a bolus, swallows it, then brings the same lump back up to grind it again.

    Science

  • Tasters are told to hold the bread as a single moist bolus on the tongue before judging the crumb.

    Cooking

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