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blackmouth

noun

Etymology

From black + mouth. For the origin of the pejorative "Presbyterian", several theories exist: * A specialisation of a dialect sense "liar, slanderer, foul-mouthed person" applied to political radicals. * Ulster Scots refusing to take the "Black Oath" imposed in 1639; * Covenanters eating blackberries or blaeberries while hiding in the wilds during the The Killing Time.

  1. inherited from mouthen
  2. derived from *ment-✻ — “to chew; jaw, mouth”
  3. inherited from *munþaz✻ — “mouth”
  4. inherited from *munþ✻
  5. inherited from mūþ
  6. inherited from mouth
  7. compounded as blackmouth — “black + mouth”

Definitions

  1. A chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), especially a juvenile.

  2. a Presbyterian

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA