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full-mouthed

[ foo l-mouth d, -moutht ]

/ ˈfʊlˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt /

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adjective

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

noisy; loud.

Origin of full-mouthed

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby full-mouthed

full-grain, full-grown, full-length, full-line, full-moon maple, full-mouthed, full-on, full-power, full-rigged, full-scale, full-service

Example sentences from the Web for full-mouthed

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

The King's Mirror |Anthony Hope
Ten of Fitz John Porter's guns opened, full-mouthed, on the adventurous battery.

The Long Roll |Mary Johnston
There were kisses;—and a big kiss from Minnie to her much-prized Cousin Fred; and a loud welcome from the full-mouthed rector.

Lady Anna |Anthony Trollope
Grant barely touched the food, lit a cigarette, sat regarding the full-mouthed Westerner gloomily.

The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig |David Graham Phillips

Suddenly Csar gave the alarm—not as before, in under growls, but in the "full-mouthed diapason" of a bark audible a mile oft.

The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole |W. H. Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for full-mouthed

full-mouthed

adjective

(of livestock) having a full adult set of teeth

uttered loudly a full-mouthed oath