Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. masticatoire.]
   Chewing; adapted to perform the office o? chewing food.

Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. (Med.)
   A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. --Bacon.