About The Word Undershot
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Undershot
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What's The Definition Of Undershot?
[adj] having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Undershot: protrusive | underhung | underslung Related Terms | Find terms related to Undershot: See Also | Undershot In Webster's Dictionary \Un"der*shot`\, a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting
beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
2. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel,
and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.
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