"blabtongue" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: blabtongues [plural], blab-tongue [alternative]
Etymology: From blab + tongue. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blab|tongue}} blab + tongue Head templates: {{en-noun}} blabtongue (plural blabtongues)
  1. (obsolete) An informant. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (informant): blabtale
    Sense id: en-blabtongue-en-noun-FwhMIwKq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'informant': 93 7
  2. (obsolete) A gossip. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (gossip): blabtale
    Sense id: en-blabtongue-en-noun-JoR3QhBB Disambiguation of 'gossip': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grass, snitch, tattletale, gossip, rumourmonger
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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