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单词 satchel-mouth
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satchel-mouthn.

Brit. /ˈsatʃlmaʊθ/, U.S. /ˈsætʃ(ə)lˌmaʊθ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: satchel n., mouth n.
Etymology: < satchel n. + mouth n., the mouth being compared to an open satchel. Compare earlier satchel-mouthed at satchel n. Compounds 3.
1. U.S. Any of various fishes with a relatively large mouth; (in early use) spec. the American angler, Lophius americanus. Now rare.
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1906 H. W. Fowler in Ann. Rep. New Jersey State Mus. 1905 ii. 425 Lophius piscatorius... Bellows Fish. All Mouth. Angler. Satchel mouth. Head Fish. Goose Fish.
1916 Bull. N.Y. Zool. Soc. 16 964/2 Besides the names given above, he is known as the bellows-fish, fishing frog, monk-fish, devil-fish, headfish, all-mouth and satchelmouth, and the application of most of these terms is evident.
1956 Maryland Conservationist May 25/1 It is this genial, thoughtful quality of his and his sweetness of flesh when properly cooked that make old satchelmouth one of the most popular fish in Massachusetts.
1971 Field & Stream 42/2 I said you're going to tie into that elusive satchelmouth this year, so let's get right down to it.
2. slang (originally U.S.). (A nickname for) a person having a large mouth; (also) such a mouth. Cf. satchel-mouthed at satchel n. Compounds 3.Best known as a nickname of Louis Armstrong (1900–71), American jazz trumpeter and singer (usually shortened to Satchmo or Satch).
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [noun] > types of
tutel?c1225
oven mouthc1425
plaice-moutha1569
pouch-mouth?1570
flop-mouth1604
flap-mouth1631
out-mouth1668
flounder-mouth1672
sparrow-mouth1673
splay-mouth1693
smoke-holea1704
screw mouth1707
spout mouth1736
beak-mouth1921
satchel-mouth1933
motormouth1976
1933 Chicago Defender (National ed.) 1 July 5/3 He [sc. Louis Armstrong] is happy strutting before any good hot band where he can introduce himself as ‘The Reverend Satchel Mouth’ and proceed to triple-tongue a cornet at incredible speed.
1934 Amer. Speech 9 288/2 Satchel-mouth. A person with an unusually large mouth.
1955 K. Rexroth tr. N. Guillen Thirty Spanish Poems Love & Exile 16 What you mad about? Cause they call you Satchelmouth? You know you got sweet lips.
1998 J. Kay Trumpet (1999) 131 It's so fast,..his fingers going like the hammers, frenzied, blowing up a storm. His leather lips. His satchelmouth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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