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leather-lunged

leath·er-lunged
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leth -er luhnj]
    • /ˈlɛð ər lʌndʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leth -er luhnj]
    • /ˈlɛð ər lʌndʒ/

Definition of leather-lunged word

  • adjective leather-lunged speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours. 1
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Origin of leather-lunged

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Leather-lunged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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leather-lunged popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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