Definition of "dry mouth" [dry mouth]

• Xerostomia (noun)

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• "They’d get you buzzed from a contact, and after about a half hour, maybe you’d say yes to a few tokes, then a few more . . . and once dry mouth set in, rum would seem like a natural solution . . . and while laughing and playing cards, who’s thinking about consumption and quantities of get-high?"
• "Glib, silver-tongued Dexter, with a dry mouth and nothing to say."