Meanings
plural mouthsores · alternative mouth sore
- A sore in or of the mouth.
OVA (Sclerocarya birrea) The bark is pounded and added to lukewarm water which is taken as a remedy for mouthsore.
1987, Kamoji K. Wachiira, Women's use of off-farm and boundary lands1 more example
Then there was Betty who was constantly in a fit when she invariably became speechless. Not to mention, Sally's mouthsore and the severe dog-bites suffered by Maria.
2008, Eddie Donoghue, Black Breeding Machines
Origin
- Old Englishmūþsār“mouthsore”
- Middle English*mouthsor
- Englishmouthsore
From Middle English *mouthsor, *muthsar, from Old English mūþsār (“mouthsore”), equivalent to mouth + sore.
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mouthsore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthsore
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