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mouth⋅piece

  [mouth-pees]
–noun
1. a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
2. 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.
3. the part of a bit or bridle, as for a horse, that passes through the animal's mouth.
4. a person, newspaper, etc., that conveys the opinions or sentiments of others; spokesperson.
5. Slang. a lawyer, esp. a criminal lawyer.
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Origin:
1675–85; mouth + piece
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mouth·piece   (mouth'pēs')   
n.  

  1. A part, as of a musical instrument or a telephone, that functions in or near the mouth.

  2. Sports A protective rubber device worn over the teeth, as by boxers.

  3. Informal One, such as a spokesperson, through which views are expressed.

  4. Slang A defense lawyer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
mouth(piece)

  1. n.
    a lawyer specializing in criminal cases. (Underworld.) : I won't answer anything without my mouth right here by me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

mouthpiece 
"piece of a musical instrument that goes in the mouth," 1776, from mouth + piece. Sense of "one who speaks on behalf of others" is from 1805; in the specific sense of "lawyer" it is first found 1857.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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