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menton(dictionary)

mutt (iou) and menton (medicine)


mutt (iou)



mutt noun. slang (orig. US). L19.
[Abbreviation of mutton-head s.v. MUTTON.]
A stupid, awkward, or incompetent person; gen. a person, a fellow. L19.
Mutt and Jeff [from two cartoon characters, one tall and one short, created by H. C. Fisher (1884-1954)] (a) a stupid or ill-matched pair of men; (b) rhyming slang deaf.
A dog, esp. a mongrel. derog. or joc. E20.
A. Lurie A medium-sized dirty-white long-haired mutt, mainly Welsh terrier.

menton (medicine)


menton


In cephalometrics, the lowermost point in the symphysial shadow as seen on a lateral jaw projection.

Origin: L. Mentum, chin