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mouthpiece

[ mouth-pees ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
a piece or part, as of an instrument, to which the mouth is applied or which is held in the mouth:
the mouthpiece of a trumpet.
the part of a bit or bridle, as for a horse, that passes through the animal's mouth.
a person, newspaper, etc., that conveys the opinions or sentiments of others; spokesperson.
Slang. a lawyer, especially a criminal lawyer.

mouthpiece

/ ˈmaʊθˌpiːs /

the part of a wind instrument into which the player blows
the part of a telephone receiver into which a person speaks
the part of a container forming its mouth
a person who acts as a spokesman, as for an organization
a publication, esp a periodical, expressing the official views of an organization
boxing another name for gumshield

First recorded in 1675–85; mouth + piece

The only addition made to it when in use is the insertion of a quill or straw as a mouth-piece.

The Turkish and Persian pipes have often a small wooden tube inside the amber mouth-piece.

His mother keeps him here for a mouth-piece for her, and Mr. Bangs knows it.

The chief medicine-man, old Buffalo Ghost, took it in his sinewy hands, with the mouth-piece foremost.

He held the mouth-piece to the four corners of the earth before handing it to his companion.

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