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full-mouthed

American  
[fool-mouthd, -moutht] / ˈfʊlˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt /

adjective

  1. (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.

  2. noisy; loud.

full-mouthed British  

adjective

  1. (of livestock) having a full adult set of teeth

  2. uttered loudly

    a full-mouthed oath
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Etymology

Origin of full-mouthed

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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Ten of Fitz John Porter's guns opened, full-mouthed, on the adventurous battery.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

Adj. crying &c. v.; blatant, latrant†, remugient†, mugient†; deep-mouthed, full-mouthed; rebellowing†, reboant†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

The accents are strong, full-mouthed and articulate, the voice firm and even.

From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton

"It would be very bad to have no dinner," said Struboff, in full-mouthed meditation.

From The King's Mirror by Hope, Anthony

One o’ the full-mouthed sheep as we had then broke away, and 140 went straight over river, and it ain’t very narrow there, as you minds.

From 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers by Gambier-Parry, Ernest

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