dragon's mouth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dragon's mouth
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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A handle attached to Sapphire’s head snaps the dragon’s mouth, as if she’s readying to fight her owner for his paper tray of fish and chips from Napala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
The banquet pictured here took place in Shanghai in February 1972, and placed an awkward US Republican loner in the dragon’s mouth.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2017
The fire whipped up the shrouds and the rigging and spat out of the dragon’s mouth.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2015
You know, the bit where Athos wastes his enemies with a gigantic and historically unlikely flamethrower shaped like a dragon's mouth.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2011
They both took an uncomfortable breath, then began to slowly push the Mirror forward toward the dragon’s mouth.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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