Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Headstrong; ungovernable, as a horse irritated by the chafing of its mouth by the bits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Headstrong.
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Examples
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There are some trade-muskets, but the “hot-mouthed weapon” has not become the national weapon of the Fán.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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He met the hot-mouthed, vicious brute, his rude spear clasped in both hands, and drove the blade deep in its shaggy shoulder.
Far Past the Frontier W. H. [Illustrator] Fry 1913
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No man should pretend to write, who cannot temper his fancy with his judgment: nothing is more dangerous to a raw horseman, than a hot-mouthed jade without a curb.
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665
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That hot-mouthed beast, that bears against the curb,
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665
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"By you, young kinsman, and this hot-mouthed dare-devil, Robin of
The Last of the Barons — Volume 07 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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"By you, young kinsman, and this hot-mouthed dare-devil, Robin of
The Last of the Barons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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