leather-lunged

[ leth -er-luhngd ]
/ ˈlɛð ərˈlʌŋd /

adjective

speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.

Origin of leather-lunged

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby leather-lunged

leather, leather beetle, leather star, leather-bottle stomach, leather-hard, leather-lunged, leather-stocking tales, leatherback, leatherback turtle, leatherette, leatherfish

Example sentences from the Web for leather-lunged

  • These calls were few at first, but the men yelling them were leather-lunged.

    Man of Many Minds |E. Everett Evans

  • A sound of lamentation—prolonged and leather-lunged lamentation—smote upon the air.

    Lad: A Dog |Albert Payson Terhune

  • But these cheers were as nothing to the leather-lunged roars that bade Jack and Joe farewell as they stepped into the carriage.

    The Boss of Wind River |David Goodger (goodger@python.org)