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noun

Mouthpiece n.

The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.

An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a fluid.

One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a spokesman; as, the mouthpiece of his party. "Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the mouthpiece of their remonstrance."

Hence: A person's lawyer. (slang) Note: This is a term that was used sometimes in old movies. When a tough bad guy was arrested he might say "I ain't sayin' nothin' without my mouthpiece!"

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Etymology of 'Mouthpiece'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mouthpiece" Quotes from Famous Books

... (E) and the end of the casing, at G, and the core projects only a short distance beyond the end of the spool, so that when the diaphragm (H) is put upon the end of the case, and held there by screws (I) it will not touch the end of the core. A wooden or rubber mouthpiece (J) is then turned up to fit over ...

— Electricity for Boys • J. S. Zerbe

... and for another, looking at it in the cold clear light of reason, they could but see that there was very little prospect of success. In the cabin pessimism was also to the front with the mate as its mouthpiece. ...

— The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant • W. W. Jacobs

... for you and for me ... a piece of artillery ... the mouthpiece of 155-R ... rapid firer!... You see its importance?... To-night we sleep in the outskirts of Rouen ... to-morrow, we leave early for Havre.... As I am known there, Corporal, we shall have to separate.... You ...

— A Nest of Spies • Pierre Souvestre

... smoking made easy," said Harry. "I've heard of a man being another's mouthpiece, and this old gentleman seems to make use of his ...

— Fred Markham in Russia - The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar • W. H. G. Kingston

... training, of high minds, and high motives, who are unknown to their fellows, who exert far too little influence. These the Negro Academy should strive to bring into touch with each other and to give them a common mouthpiece. ...

— The Conservation of Races • W.E. Burghardt Du Bois

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