English Explanatory Dictionary

blackmouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), especially a juvenile.
  2. a Presbyterian

Word forms

blackmouth blackmouths

Etymology

From black + mouth. For the origin of the pejorative "Presbyterian", several theories exist: * A specialisation of a dialect sense "liar, slanderer, foul-mouthed person" applied to political radicals. * Ulster Scots refusing to take the "Black Oath" imposed in 1639; * Covenanters eating blackberries or blaeberries while hiding in the wilds during the The Killing Time.

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