undershot en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌʃɒt/ (UK)
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Meanings
- (not-comparable) Powered by water flowing from below. (of a water wheel)
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(not-comparable) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
His blunt undershot mouth curved in a smile that was somewhat ingratiating.
1931, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 3, in The Glass Key, New York: Vintage, published 1972, page 50:
Translations (2)
bg подливен (powered by water flowing from below) · ga íos-scairde (powered by water flowing from below)