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AJ11 | 20:51 Tue 27th Jul 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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How did the phrase "sweet tooth" originate? Why isn't it "sweet tongue" or "sweet buds" - relating to the sensory function of taste?
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'Tooth' has meant 'liking/to one's taste or palate' for a very long time. Chaucer used it thus in the 1300s. Having 'a sweet tooth' dates back to the same era. In the same way, 'toothsome' has meant 'tasty' since the 16th century. Not very logical, perhaps, but that's the way it is!
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