full-mouthed
Americanadjective
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(of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
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noisy; loud.
adjective
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(of livestock) having a full adult set of teeth
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uttered loudly
a full-mouthed oath
Etymology
Origin of full-mouthed
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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Between two and three years old the next two incisors are shed; and when the sheep is actually three years old, the four central teeth are fully grown; at four years old, he has six teeth fully grown; and at five years old—one year before the horse or the ox can be said to be full-mouthed—all the teeth are perfectly developed.
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You hear the half querulous, half chuckling whistle of the one, the full-mouthed persistent cluck of the other, voicing recognition of the season.
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He must above all be full-mouthed, sharp-tongued, and ready to keep his voice going for hours together.
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Good-looking, pleasant fellow, full-mouthed of course, but sound on his pins, hardly a grey hair—regular short price in the betting.
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Here the hearty old fellow stopped to laugh, which he did exactly in the full-mouthed, contented way in which he spoke and did everything else.
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