单词 | satchel-mouth |
释义 | satchel-mouthn. 1. U.S. Any of various fishes with a relatively large mouth; (in early use) spec. the American angler, Lophius americanus. Now rare. ΚΠ 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). ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1906 |
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