"chewing ball" meaning in English

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          "text": "CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.",
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        "A medicinal ball attached to a horse's bit so that the chewing will improve its appetite."
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        "(equestrianism) A medicinal ball attached to a horse's bit so that the chewing will improve its appetite."
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        "(equestrianism) A medicinal ball attached to a horse's bit so that the chewing will improve its appetite."
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