"shove in the mouth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoves in the mouth [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|shoves in the mouth}} shove in the mouth (plural shoves in the mouth)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A glass of spirits drunk quickly in one go. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-shove_in_the_mouth-en-noun-FalavMnS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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