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[Mark Mandel]

"Satchel mouth" as Louis Armstrong's nickname got shortened to the well
known "Satchmo".

Mark Mandel

On Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 2:59 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com wrote:

> ...
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> Satchel mouth -- OED has 1906 for fish, and 1 Jul 1933 for a person with a
> large mouth.
>
> Unlisted sense (see satchel n. c3):
> _Wilkes-Barre [PA] Record_ 15 Mar 1904 p 3 col 1
> [advertisement] "The 'Peggy From Paris' bag is as roomy as an opera bag --
> similar in shape, too; but made of crushable leather and closing with
> satchel mouth and clasp."
>
> person with large mouth (this example likely means "loud mouth")
> _Guntersville [AL] Democrat_ 4 Aug 1910 p 1 col 4
> "This satchel-mouth braggart infests the cafes and demands attention by
> abusing the waiter for offending his delicate sense of honor."
> ...
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