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gobber tooth

noun

Etymology

Formed from gobber (of uncertain origin; possibly derived from gob or gab; compare gubber-tush) + tooth. The earliest documented usage can be traced back to 1628, but the term was not recorded between the 17th and late 20th centuries.

Definitions

  1. A large or protruding tooth.

    • Every old woman with a wrinkled face..a gobber tooth..is pronounced for a witch.
    • Sanders' wife..is much more attractive than the legendary witches of hag-jowl and gobber-tooth.

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