Definitions
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- noun A device that fits into the
mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic. They may be used to protect aginst injury during sport or fighting, or may serve a medical purpose.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another South African victim of Australian double standards, a successor to the original Wikus van Heerden famous "mouthguard" incident (and many other obscenities).
News24 Top Stories 2010
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He looks different with his hair in the scrunchie and with that green plastic mouthguard
Think Progress » Boehner Claims Student Loan Reform Will ‘Eliminate Every Bank In The Country’ 2010
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Pacman's mouthguard comes out and there's a timeout in the corner.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez - live! | WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas 2011
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The actress then reportedly sent husband Brian Austin Green to a sporting goods store where he scored a mouthguard, presumably designed for playing sports.
Megan Fox's Tattoo Removal Is So Painful She Has To Wear A Mouthguard, Sources Say 2011
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In the Dunedin game Tuilagi wore a rogue, branded mouthguard, for which the RFU was fined £5,000 by the International Rugby Board.
Manu Tuilagi in more hot water with Twickenham after World Cup debacle 2011
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Paul also recently posted artwork from the pitch presentation package for Batman 100, including this illustration of Batman putting in his mouthguard.
Theseus and Batman 2010
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Surveillance studies of mouthguard users and nonusers have consistently shown that mouthguards offer significant protection against sports-related injuries to the teeth and soft tissues.
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Mouth Guards -- Protecting Your Children's Teeth in Sports D.D.S. Thomas P. Connelly 2011
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When I take a nap on weekends and don't wear the irritating anti-snoring mouthguard that my dentist recommended, I snore loudly enough to wake myself up.
How to Snore in French Con Chapman 2011
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Surveillance studies of mouthguard users and nonusers have consistently shown that mouthguards offer significant protection against sports-related injuries to the teeth and soft tissues.
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Mouth Guards -- Protecting Your Children's Teeth in Sports D.D.S. Thomas P. Connelly 2011
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Tuilagi, whose older brother Alesana was punished last week for precisely the same misdemeanour, wore the offending mouthguard in England's first two games of the tournament, against Argentina and Georgia in Dunedin.
Rugby World Cup 2011: England's Manu Tuilagi fined over mouthguard 2011
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