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flannelmouth

American  
[flan-l-mouth] / ˈflæn lˌmaʊθ /

noun

plural

flannelmouths

  1. a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.

  2. a person whose speech is smoothly deceptive.

Etymology

Origin of flannelmouth

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; flannel + mouth

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But bluehead suckers, flannelmouth suckers and speckled dace were at historically low levels.

From Seattle Times

Flannelmouth suckers, a threatened species, ply the water of the little stream here as well.

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