teethe

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Religions is to Doc jist like teethin' is to babies; they got to teethe, and seem like Doc's got to catch new religions.

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  • They are shepherd pit bull mixes (of course) and are 2 weeks old, so their eyes are opened and they are starting to teethe. —  Holidailies 2008
  • Granted, my son is only 10 months old, so whether he gets a candy cane or just a cane, it wont matter to him as long as he can teethe on it. —  FUGville Weblogs
  • The mom (one of my wife´s co-workers) had a great idea; why not get a bowl of fried crispy noodles for him to teethe on? —  Serious Eats: New York
  • Instead of pulling the very Cult of Luna-ish shtick of throwing in some delayed ambiance in their songs, Mouth of the architect concentrate on the loud soft theory through completely toning down to simple keyboards, or samples as filler songs, so after you've had your three minutes of softness in Medicine, and you're slipping into a doze, The beautiful Corpse kicks you in the teethe with it's bone crushing distortion, and pissed off vocals. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • And now Peggy says they're in great straits; Thomas is going to teethe or something, and wants better milk, all from one cow, and they're all awfully in debt I should fancy that was chronic," remarked Denis, turning to Essence of Parliament A hole in the purse, a hole in the purse," muttered Lord Evelyn, tapping with his eye-glass Peggy says that Peter won't ask for help himself, but he's let her, it seems. —  The Lee Shore
 

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  1. Middle English tethen, from teth, pl. of tooth, tooth; see tooth.

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  1. from teeth, plural of tooth.
 

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