hard-mouthedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːdˈmaʊðd/,

/ˌhɑːdˈmaʊθt/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌmaʊθ(t)/

Forms: see hard adj. and n. and mouthed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., mouthed adj.

Etymology: < hard adj. + mouthed adj.

a. Of a horse: not easily controlled with the bit or reins. Also in extended use, of a boat: difficult to steer or manoeuvre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive

restiffc1390

restyc1465

stiff-necked1526

hard-headed?1532

restive1549

rusty1555

hard-mouthed1565

unwayed1607

haunty1657

nappy1924

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Equus Durior oris equus, a harde mouthed or stubborne horse that will not be stayed with the bridle.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 106 When they haue eyther hard mouthd horses, or runne-away Iades.

1682 London Gaz. No. 1708/4 A Spring Snaffle, that Commandeth with the greatest ease..all hard-mouthed Run-away Horses.

1749 G. West tr. Sophocles in tr. Pindar Odes p. xcvii The hard-mouth'd Steeds, That drew the Thracian Carr, unmaster'd broke With Violence away.

1854 J. G. Wood Sketches Animal Life (1855) 398 Little hard-mouthed animals..perfectly independent of bit and bridle.

1860 Bell's Life in London 12 Aug. 6/2 Away went the Arrow, followed by Audax and Julia, which latter vessel appeared to be ‘hard mouthed’.

1912 O. M. Briggs Bachelor Dinner 63 I've handled many a man in my life, and I've broken many a hard-mouthed horse.

1985 P. Engle in Lucky Amer. Childhood (1996) p. xviii Drive 'em soft..or they'll get hard-mouthed and turn into pullers.

2011 Herald-Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 29 Oct. f28 I took her out into the open country and she wouldn't pull up, she was so hard-mouthed.

b. figurative. Wilful, headstrong; obstinate. Now somewhat rare.Originally as part of an extended metaphor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > wilful

onwileOE

wilfulc1200

willesfulc1225

headstronga1398

wilsomea1400

headya1425

overthrowing?a1425

self-willya1425

self-willedc1450

sensual1524

wayward1528

headish1530

affectionate1534

self-will1562

strongheaded1579

hard-mouthed1610

brag-brained1648

self-wilful1648

overwilled1650

will-strong1654

cobby1785

willyart1791

brain-strong1863

1610 J. Robinson Justif. Separation from Church of Eng. 19 Being head-strong & hard-mouthed against the check of conscience, which the Lord like a bit puts into their mouthes.

1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. Pref. 2 in Church-hist. Brit. A Castle, which he there reedified, that it might be a check-bit to curb this Countrey which otherwise was so hard-mouth'd to be ruled.

1686 T. D'Urfey Common-wealth of Women i. i. 5 They are so hard mouth'd, there's no dealing with 'em.

1704 J. Swift Disc. Mech. Operat. Spirit ii, in Tale of Tub 310 Wonderfully head-strong, and hard-mouth'd.

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 351 Two Wenches, a Couple of hard Mouth'd Jades.

a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) xi. 432 Robertson's soothing manner prevented his being hard-mouthed with him.

1872 Canad. Monthly July 41/2 A foreigner, he could not rein the restive and hardmouthed Czech nobility.

1914 Referee (Sydney) 21 Jan. 16/6 He could not find it in his heart to upbraid himself for being hard-mouthed in naming his figures.

1984 L. F. Cooley California i. 60 You are a hard-mouthed young mustang, aren't you, lad? I thought by now you'd come to trust me.

2. Harsh or uncouth in speech or language; foul-mouthed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > given to swearing or profanity

ill-tongueda1300

foul-moutheda1470

foul-tongued1549

foul-spoken1574

rough-mouthed1646

foulmouth1661

damning1667

swearing1796

expletive1841

hard-mouthed1864

potty-mouthed1987

1864 Ragged School Union Mag. Jan. 203 The costermongers are a..somewhat loud-voiced and hard-mouthed class. Street-life almost necessarily generates coarseness of manners and vehemence in dialect.

1960 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 9 June 3/4 I don't see nothin' to be hard-mouthed about. Cussin' at the plow won't get the furrows dug.

1999 New Yorker 2 Aug. 24/2 The softness of his speech, in this hardmouthed age, disarms us.

2002 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 12 Apr. (Sport section) 80 Even the most hard-mouthed Sixers faithful will find it difficult to sledge such a superb athlete as Derek Rucker or trash-talk his hot-shooting sidekick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hard-mouthed
释义	hard-mouthedadj. Brit. /ˌhɑːdˈmaʊðd/, /ˌhɑːdˈmaʊθt/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌmaʊθ(t)/ Forms: see hard adj. and n. and mouthed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., mouthed adj. Etymology: < hard adj. + mouthed adj. 1. a. Of a horse: not easily controlled with the bit or reins. Also in extended use, of a boat: difficult to steer or manoeuvre. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive restiffc1390 restyc1465 stiff-necked1526 hard-headed?1532 restive1549 rusty1555 hard-mouthed1565 unwayed1607 haunty1657 nappy1924 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Equus Durior oris equus, a harde mouthed or stubborne horse that will not be stayed with the bridle. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 106 When they haue eyther hard mouthd horses, or runne-away Iades. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1708/4 A Spring Snaffle, that Commandeth with the greatest ease..all hard-mouthed Run-away Horses. 1749 G. West tr. Sophocles in tr. Pindar Odes p. xcvii The hard-mouth'd Steeds, That drew the Thracian Carr, unmaster'd broke With Violence away. 1854 J. G. Wood Sketches Animal Life (1855) 398 Little hard-mouthed animals..perfectly independent of bit and bridle. 1860 Bell's Life in London 12 Aug. 6/2 Away went the Arrow, followed by Audax and Julia, which latter vessel appeared to be ‘hard mouthed’. 1912 O. M. Briggs Bachelor Dinner 63 I've handled many a man in my life, and I've broken many a hard-mouthed horse. 1985 P. Engle in Lucky Amer. Childhood (1996) p. xviii Drive 'em soft..or they'll get hard-mouthed and turn into pullers. 2011 Herald-Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 29 Oct. f28 I took her out into the open country and she wouldn't pull up, she was so hard-mouthed. b. figurative. Wilful, headstrong; obstinate. Now somewhat rare.Originally as part of an extended metaphor. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > wilful onwileOE wilfulc1200 willesfulc1225 headstronga1398 wilsomea1400 headya1425 overthrowing?a1425 self-willya1425 self-willedc1450 sensual1524 wayward1528 headish1530 affectionate1534 self-will1562 strongheaded1579 hard-mouthed1610 brag-brained1648 self-wilful1648 overwilled1650 will-strong1654 cobby1785 willyart1791 brain-strong1863 1610 J. Robinson Justif. Separation from Church of Eng. 19 Being head-strong & hard-mouthed against the check of conscience, which the Lord like a bit puts into their mouthes. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. Pref. 2 in Church-hist. Brit. A Castle, which he there reedified, that it might be a check-bit to curb this Countrey which otherwise was so hard-mouth'd to be ruled. 1686 T. D'Urfey Common-wealth of Women i. i. 5 They are so hard mouth'd, there's no dealing with 'em. 1704 J. Swift Disc. Mech. Operat. Spirit ii, in Tale of Tub 310 Wonderfully head-strong, and hard-mouth'd. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 351 Two Wenches, a Couple of hard Mouth'd Jades. a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) xi. 432 Robertson's soothing manner prevented his being hard-mouthed with him. 1872 Canad. Monthly July 41/2 A foreigner, he could not rein the restive and hardmouthed Czech nobility. 1914 Referee (Sydney) 21 Jan. 16/6 He could not find it in his heart to upbraid himself for being hard-mouthed in naming his figures. 1984 L. F. Cooley California i. 60 You are a hard-mouthed young mustang, aren't you, lad? I thought by now you'd come to trust me. 2. Harsh or uncouth in speech or language; foul-mouthed. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > given to swearing or profanity ill-tongueda1300 foul-moutheda1470 foul-tongued1549 foul-spoken1574 rough-mouthed1646 foulmouth1661 damning1667 swearing1796 expletive1841 hard-mouthed1864 potty-mouthed1987 1864 Ragged School Union Mag. Jan. 203 The costermongers are a..somewhat loud-voiced and hard-mouthed class. Street-life almost necessarily generates coarseness of manners and vehemence in dialect. 1960 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 9 June 3/4 I don't see nothin' to be hard-mouthed about. Cussin' at the plow won't get the furrows dug. 1999 New Yorker 2 Aug. 24/2 The softness of his speech, in this hardmouthed age, disarms us. 2002 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 12 Apr. (Sport section) 80 Even the most hard-mouthed Sixers faithful will find it difficult to sledge such a superb athlete as Derek Rucker or trash-talk his hot-shooting sidekick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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