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mordication|mɔːdɪˈkeɪʃən|
[ad. L. mordicātiōn-em, n. of action f. mordicāre: see prec.]
1. A biting, burning, or gnawing sensation or pain in a part of the body. Now rare.
1528Paynel Salernes Regim. P iv, Whey is..washyng & leusynge and therin is no mordication. 1574Newton Health Mag. 21 When throughe drinkinge of wine there is any upbraidinge and mordication in the Stomacke. 1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. x. 353 The Meat creates trouble and mordication, so that it cannot be retained. 1891Syd. Soc. Lex., Mordication, inflammation of the skin with burning and prickling.
†2. ‘A biting or fastning the teeth deep in anything’ (Phillips 1658). Obs. |