单词 | leather-mouthed |
释义 | > as lemmasleather-mouthed leather-mouthed adj. having a leather-like mouth (see quots.). ΚΠ 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler ii. 55 By a leather mouthed fish, I mean such as have their teeth in their throat, as the Chub or Cheven, and so the Barbel [etc.] . View more context for this quotation a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husb. (1757) II. 155 I told him the ewes were leather-mouthed with thick lips. 1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 9 Such fishes as have teeth thus placed far back upon the palate and upper part of the throat while they want them in their jaws, are termed by anglers leather-mouthed. < as lemmas |
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