gobber tooth

noun

A large or protruding tooth.

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gubber-tush
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Meanings

noungobber tooth (plural gobber teeth)

plural gobber teeth

  1. historicalA large or protruding tooth.

    Every old woman with a wrinkled face..a gobber tooth..is pronounced for a witch.

    1646, Gaule, J., Select Cases of Conscience, page 5
    1 more example

    Sanders' wife..is much more attractive than the legendary witches of hag-jowl and gobber-tooth.

    1970 April 25, San Mateo Times, California

    Synonyms: gubber-tush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large or protruding tooth.

Similar
gubber-tush
Also see
gubber-tush

Origin

Formed from gobber (of uncertain origin; possibly derived from gob or gab; compare gubber-tush) + tooth. The earliest documented usage can be traced back to 1628, but the term was not recorded between the 17th and late 20th centuries.

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APA

gobber tooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobber%20tooth

MLA

“gobber tooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobber%20tooth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gobber tooth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobber%20tooth.

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