mouthbrush

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noun

A toothbrush for cleaning the teeth and gums.

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Meanings

nounmouthbrush (plural mouthbrushes)

plural mouthbrushes

  1. A toothbrush for cleaning the teeth and gums.

    Some men have gone as far as having a mouthbrush for each patient filed away in a cabinet. When the patient returns for his three- or six-monthly visit, his personal brush is produced […]

    1951, Dental Practitioner and Dental Record, volume 2, page 120
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    A mouthbrush comprising a brush head portion connected to a handle portion defining a longitudinal axis, and a multiplicity of tubular hollow bristles; said brush head portion having a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface […]

    2000, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 1221

Origin

From mouth + brush.

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APA

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MLA

“mouthbrush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthbrush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouthbrush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthbrush.

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