Long-in-the-tooth Definition

adjective

(idiomatic) Old, aged.

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Origin of Long-in-the-tooth

  • Possibly from the practice of examining the length of horses’ teeth when estimating their ages: an old horse has long, rectangular incisors, and their occlusion angle is steep. Compare don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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Long-in-the-tooth Sentence Examples

  • The 2004 vintage may be a little long in the tooth at this time.

  • Well if you must know, I picked up an attractive, slightly long in the tooth socialite, shopped for suits with her, brought her to the Roseville and yada, yada, yada.

  • Like Madden, this is the new scion of a storied and possibly long-in-the-tooth sports franchise.

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