gat-toothed

[ gat-tootht, -toothd ]

/ ˈgætˌtuθt, -ˌtuðd /

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Origin of gat-toothed

1350–1400; Middle English gat tothed

“It is impossible by elections to choose normal people,” argues Yoram Gat, an Israeli software engineer with a PhD in statistics.
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gat is one of the founders of Equality-by-lot, a popular sortition blog.
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Normal people are kind of anonymous,” Gat told The Daily Beast.
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The teenagers—Cady, her cousins Johnny and Mirren, and their friend Gat—are nicknamed the Liars.
'We Were Liars': Teens Confront Their Beautiful, Rich Family's Dark Secrets|Samantha Levine|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I ask Cuco how The Verne Club gets illegal, over-proof alcohol like absinthe through the fine-toothed comb of Argentine customs.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then the king gat his spear in both his hands, and ran toward Sir Mordred crying, Traitor, now is thy death day come.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
A toothed arc fixed to the revolving platform or to the live ring serves to give motion to the bridge.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
And it was at this season that the fjord near-by which the kings most oft abode gat its name of Harding.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
The people of those parts assembled and fought against him; but Olaf was victorious and gat much plunder.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
The men of the land came together and did battle with him, but Olaf gat the victory and much booty.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson