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Examples of cottonmouth in a Sentence
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Dry Mouth: Also known as cottonmouth, this is a common side effect of cannabis use.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
Quenching Your Thirst One common side effect experienced by some delta 8 users is dry mouth, also known as cottonmouth.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Dry mouth, also known as cottonmouth, is frequently experienced by consumers.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
One creek’s water spills into that of another easy as a cottonmouth twists round its mate.
—Roey Leonardi, The Atlantic, 25 June 2023
Still, your odds of being bitten on the face by a cottonmouth are higher while noodling than while attending a musical, for example.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
The terms cottonmouth and water moccasin for this species are synonymous.
—Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 25 Apr. 2023
Of the 46 species of snakes known in Georgia, only six are venomous: copperhead, cottonmouth, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber/canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake and Eastern coral snake.
—Nancy Clanton, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023
Set across a massive 7,000 acres in Louisiana's infamous Atchafalaya Basin, the murky waters and impenetrable brush were lurking with predators — including territorial 10-foot alligators and North America's only venomous water snake, the cottonmouth.
—Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 11 Apr. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
from the white interior of its mouth
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Cottonmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonmouth. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌmau̇th
Medical Definition
cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌmau̇th
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