Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A medicinal ball or bolus administered to a horse to promote or restore its appetite.
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Examples
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This camp was the scene of a vicious onslaught on Charlie, made by the buck, whilst away looking for the plant from which to make a chewing-ball.
Spinifex and Sand David Wynford Carnegie 1885
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