"tear-mouth" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tear-mouth [comparative], most tear-mouth [superlative]
Etymology: From tear + mouth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tear|mouth}} tear + mouth Head templates: {{en-adj}} tear-mouth (comparative more tear-mouth, superlative most tear-mouth)
  1. (obsolete) Vociferous. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-tear-mouth-en-adj-q9zZvHGb Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 19 37 45

Noun

Forms: tear-mouths [plural]
Etymology: From tear + mouth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tear|mouth}} tear + mouth Head templates: {{en-noun}} tear-mouth (plural tear-mouths)
  1. (obsolete) A blustering, boisterous person. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tear-mouth-en-noun-0M7XWGAh Disambiguation of People: 0 96 4 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 19 37 45
  2. (obsolete, acting) An overactor. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Acting
    Sense id: en-tear-mouth-en-noun-kT9nhQUJ 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: 3 11 86 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 19 37 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 8 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 91 Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tear-cat, tear-throat

Inflected forms

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