toothmark

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English

Etymology

From tooth +‎ mark.

Noun

toothmark (plural toothmarks or teethmarks)

  1. The imprint left by a tooth or teeth.
    • 1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintessential Narcissism”, in Gay Community News, page 13:
      The very smell of nocturnal passion, the toothmarks of the prey, the sweaty depression of the inevitable dawns.

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