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adjective un·der·shot \ ˈən-dər-ˌshät \

Definition of undershot

1 : moved by water passing beneath
  • an undershot wheel
2 : having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed

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First Known Use of undershot

1610

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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undershot

adjective un·der·shot \ ˈən-dər-ˌshät \

medical Definition of undershot

: having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed —used chiefly of animals

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