tongue-blade

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Definition of tongue-blade word

noun tongue-blade a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat. 1

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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