WRYMOUTH Definition & Meaning

wrymouth

[ rahy-mouth ]

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noun

plural (especially collectively) wrymouth, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) wrymouths

any blennioid fish of the family Stichaeidae, having a large, upturned mouth, especially Cryptacanthodes maculatus, a bottom fish of the Atlantic Ocean.
any of several related fishes.

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Origin of wrymouth¹

First recorded in 1645–55; wry + mouth

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"Oh, how do you do, dear Lady Wrymouth?"

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His fellow, the Wrymouth, seemed to have a care of you.

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If he had only heard of it from Tibble Wrymouth, he would have doubted, in spite of its power over him, but he had heard it from a man, wise, good, and high in place, like Dean Colet.

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