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put a civil tongue in one's mouth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
put a -civil -tongue in one's -mouth
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

Inflected Forms

puts a civil tongue in one's mouth (present, singular) putting a civil tongue in one's mouth (participle, present)

Questions

What does put a civil tongue in one's mouth mean?
Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

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