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单词 leather-lunged
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leather-lunged

[ leth-er-luhngd ]
/ ˈlɛð ərˈlʌŋd /

adjective

speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.

Origin of leather-lunged

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby leather-lunged

leatherfish, leather-hard, leatherhead, leatherjacket, leatherleaf, leather-lunged, leathern, leatherneck, Leatheroid, leather star, Leather-Stocking Tales
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Example sentences from the Web for leather-lunged

  • These calls were few at first, but the men yelling them were leather-lunged.

    Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
  • A sound of lamentation—prolonged and leather-lunged lamentation—smote upon the air.

    Lad: A Dog|Albert Payson Terhune
  • But these cheers were as nothing to the leather-lunged roars that bade Jack and Joe farewell as they stepped into the carriage.

    The Boss of Wind River|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
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