teethe

[ teeth ]

/ tið /

verb (used without object), teethed, teeth·ing.

to grow teeth; cut one's teeth.

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Origin of teethe

1375–1425; late Middle English tethen, derivative of teth teeth

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Examples from the Web for teethe

Some folkses hung de left hind foot of a mole on a string 'round deir babies necks to make 'em teethe easier.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1|Work Projects Administration
Religions is to Doc jist like teethin' is to babies; they got to teethe, and seem like Doc's got to catch new religions.
Kilo|Ellis Parker Butler
We used to use nine red ants tied in a sack round they neck to make 'em teethe easy and never had no trouble with 'em neither.
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma|Various
Some babies is jus' natchelly gwine to teethe easier dan others anyhow.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1|Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for teethe

teethe

/ (tiːð) /

verb

(intr) to cut one's baby (deciduous) teeth

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Word Origin and History for teethe

teethe

early 15c., probably from an unrecorded Old English verb *teþan, from toþ (see tooth). Related: Teethed; teething.