Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small draught of any liquor.
- Full of teeth.
- Toothsome; palatable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Toothsome.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic a small amount
- adjective obsolete
toothsome
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Examples
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That does not mean it is well-written, correct, without grammatical errors or overuse of toothful adjectives.
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September 9, 2009 at 2:23 am awlso toothful effen yu kepe lyun!
what you means you like long walks - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Mr. Bucket frequently observes, in friendly circles where there is no restraint, that he likes a toothful of your fine old brown East
Bleak House 2007
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Constable McCarthy, let you take a toothful out of that decanter and tell us what it is.
Duty, and other Irish Comedies Seumas O'Brien
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Christian-like, as the said waiters never return the same -- sit anywhere, just to accommodate -- eat everything, to prove they have no squeamish partialities -- know to a toothful what a bottom of brandy _should be_ -- the exact quantity they may drink, free gratis, and the most likely victim to _drop upon_ for any further nourishment they may require.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Various
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He had two broad, flat noses and two toothful mouths; one of each in what would ordinarily be called the front of his round, shining, hairless head; the other in the back.
Gray Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950
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Upon which, turning to me, he said, "see what you can do with him, boy -- if you cant keep him along with you, you dont get a toothful in this house."
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810
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"I guess you won't make a toothful of me," said Rabbit, "I am as strong as you, though I am little."
Myths and Legends of the Sioux Marie L. McLaughlin
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"You said a hollow-toothful that time, kid!" declared Rolling Stone, as he cantered up ahead to take part in a consultation, caused when a new
The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis Willard F. Baker
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Ever have a toothful of that kind of goose-breast or second joint? ...
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