gnashern.
/ˈnaʃə/, U.S. /ˈnæʃər/ 1. More fully gnasher of teeth. A person who engages in gnashing or grinding of the teeth, esp. because of anger or anxiety; (figurative) a person who is (excessively) agitated or fretful about something.Frequently with allusion to biblical use of the phrase gnashing of teeth; cf. quot. 1535 at gnashing n.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grinceur, an angry gnasher of the teeth.
1820 Let. 13 Sept. in Lett. of Julius (1821) I. 106 They..shall have joined the crew of weepers and wailers and gnashers of teeth.
1847 Gospel Standard Apr. 109 God says to him, ‘My son!’ And man, though he gnash against such with his teeth, yet let such gnashers take heed lest God cut them off at a blow and send them to hell at a stroke.
a1861 E. B. Browning in Contemp. Rev. (1874) 23 453 Oh—you are a gnasher of teeth in criticism, I see!
1920 Musical Q. 6 107 The attitude of the gnashers of teeth appeared the more ridiculous in the light of the complete success of the work.
1935 J. H. Wallis Politician v. 73 There has been much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth by those who have felt that the powerful minorities were selfishly getting the better of the unorganized and undefended people as a whole—or, really, causing expense to the weeping, wailing gnashers.
2005 National Post's Financial Post & FP Investing (Canada) (Nexis) 20 Dec. fp17 There is much gnashing of teeth about Canada's declining influence in the WTO, former trade minister Roy Maclaren being the latest gnasher.
2. colloquial. In plural: teeth; (also) a set of false teeth. Also occasionally in singular.
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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > denture
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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun]
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1919 Sat. Evening Post 30 Aug. 120/1 Mr. Joe Burdle..extended a complete set of false teeth toward an idle waiter... ‘Lay these teeth in ice water’... They sets more comfortable than these... I rules that spare sets of gnashers is legitimate.
1934 Amer. Gas Assoc. June 219/3 After a brief interlude of complete muscular and oral paralysis on Phil's part and of locked gnashers on the part of the dusky dame, she finally unclamped her ivories.
1973 New Scientist 21 June 770/3 She mustered royal courage to have the same operation performed on her offending gnasher.
1989 Weekly World News 25 Apr. 5/5 Dead hubby's false teeth attack wife!.. She had a neighbor take the naughty gnashers into a toolshed—and smash them to smithereens.
1990 Lesbian & Gay Pride 30/2 Don't forget if anyone points a camera at your face smile... Let those gnashers shine!
2010 A. Urquhart Forgotten Highlander i. 37 As soon as the doorbell rang there would be a frantic scramble to find her gnashers and pop them in.
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