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chew-stick
= chaw-stick. Also, the root or stem of various West African plants, used to clean the teeth.
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Chew-stick, the branches and sticks of Gouania Domingensis, used in the West Indies for cleaning the teeth, and also powdered as a dentifrice. 1887C. A. Moloney Forestry W. Afr. 287 The roots [of the cola], called ‘chew-stick’, are used in Sierra Leone for cleaning the teeth and sweetening the breath. Ibid. 371 Chew-stick of Ewuro (Vernonia amygdalina, Del.).—Shrub..used in Sierra Leone as a bitter. 1916C. E. Lane-Poole Trees of Sierra Leone 147 Every native male and female uses a chew stick. 1965R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees II. 419 The common and widespread species V[ernonia] amygdalina Del. and V. colorata (Willd.) Drake..are well-known as a source for chewsticks. |