Both Uses of
lockjaw
in
The Iceman Cometh
- (acidly) Any time you only take one sip of a drink, you'll have lockjaw and paralysis†
Act 1 *lockjaw = a spasm of the jaw muscles so that the jaw remains tightly closed -- caused by a bacterial infection that is typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object
- And here's hopin' he gets de lockjaw!†
Act 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(lockjaw) a bacterial infection typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object; causes a spasm of the jaw muscles so that the jaw remains tightly closed; prevented by the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and by subsequent booster shots every 10 years
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus