† mouth-grenaden.
figurative. Obsolete.
A violent or inflammatory speech; = mouth-grenado n.
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the mind > language > speech > [noun] > that which is or can be spoken > impassioned
wildfirea1400
storm1602
mouth-grenado1647
seraphics1709
mouth-grenade1714
ecstatics1821
stem-winder1875
1714 E. Ward Republican Procession 36 This honest, well designing Son..Resolv'd to fling a Mouth-Grenade Among the factious Cavalcade And to upbraid 'em for their rude Revenge upon a Queen so good.
1811 S. T. Coleridge in Courier 11 May 3/3 These laurels..repel..the nuisance of a mouth-grenade.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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n.1714- to give space
- to give start to
- to give state and seisin
- to give stead
- to give stick
- to give stink eye
- to give stream to
- to give stretch to
- to give suck
- to give sureties
- to give surety
- to give swinge
- to give take an item
- to give take item
- to give thanks
- to give thanks thank
- to give thanks to do thank(s
- to give the adventure
- to give the air
- to give the alarm
- to give the all clear
- to give the bag to
- to give the bag to hold
- to give the battle
- to give the bauble