Associations to the word «Undershot»
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Wiktionary
UNDERSHOT, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of undershoot
UNDERSHOT, adjective. (of a waterwheel) powered by water flowing from below
UNDERSHOT, adjective. (zoology) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
Dictionary definition
UNDERSHOT, adjective. Having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog".
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