"sour tooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sour tooth.wav Forms: sour tooths [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with sweet tooth. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sour tooth (plural sour tooths)
  1. (idiomatic, only in singular, uncommon) A liking for foods that are sour. Tags: idiomatic, singular, uncommon Categories (topical): People Synonyms: sour-tooth Coordinate_terms: spicy tooth, sweet tooth, salty tooth
    Sense id: en-sour_tooth-en-noun-bWFx3Lwg Disambiguation of People: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. (idiomatic, countable, rare) Someone with a liking for sour foods. Tags: countable, idiomatic, rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sour_tooth-en-noun-2PaaWuhB Disambiguation of People: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "58 42",
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
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          "ref": "1997 April 14, “Deep in a Pickle on the Upper West Side”, in New York, volume 30, number 13, page 26:",
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          "ref": "2015 November 16, Kaivallya Dasu, “Boulder Clearing”, in Enchantress of Elektra, Partridge Publishing India, →ISBN, unnumbered page:",
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