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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The fifth year, having eight broad teeth, they are said to be full-mouthed sheep.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 269, August 18, 1827 by Various
Lion-like in full-mouthed sound, Marching o’er the metric ground, With a tawny tread sublime.
From Reviews by Oscar Wilde
While he was helping himself to bacon and eggs, he could hear Ray's full-mouthed exclamation: "This is real bee-comb honey, too!"
From Null-ABC by H. R. van Dongen
Once she rose for an instant and addressed a curt sentence to the crowd, and in answer they cheered, a full-mouthed chorus of one word in different tongues.
From The Prisoner by Alice Brown
It is a true barbaric chant whose full-mouthed syllables reproduce in little the blows of the axe.
From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Horatio Winslow
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