About The Word Overshot
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Overshot
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What's The Definition Of Overshot?
[adj] having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Overshot: protrusive Related Terms | Find terms related to Overshot: See Also | Overshot In Webster's Dictionary \O"ver*shot`\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said
of the jaws of some dogs.
\O"ver*shot`\, a. From {Overshoot}, v. t. {Overshot wheel}, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght. |
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