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laughing tackle


Teeth.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

He showed off his laughing tackle with a wide grin.

CONTEXTUAL

She went to the dentist to get her laughing tackle cleaned and checked.

COMPLEX

The old man flashed a bright, toothy smile, revealing a surprisingly well-preserved laughing tackle.


From *laughing* + *tackle*. The term is a compound of the present participle and the Middle English *tackle*, used in this instance to denote the apparatus of the mouth.


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  1. 01

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  2. 02

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    Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.

  3. 03

    bundle of laughs

    Something or someone very funny or fun.

  4. 04

    burst out laughing

    To start laughing suddenly and intensely.

  5. 05

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    Very outlandish or outrageous.

  6. 06

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  7. 07

    have the last laugh

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026