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buck tooth

[buhk-tooth] Origin

buck·tooth

[buhk-tooth]
noun, plural -teeth [-teeth] .
a projecting tooth, especially an upper front tooth.

Origin:
1745–55; buck1 + tooth

buck·toothed, adjective
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Word Origin & History

bucktooth
1540s, from buck (n.1), perhaps on the notion of "kicking up." In French, buck teeth are called dents à l'anglaise, lit. "English teeth."
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Medical Dictionary

bucktooth buck·tooth (bŭk't&oomacr;th')
n.
A prominent, projecting upper front tooth.


buck'toothed' (-t&oomacr;tht') adj.

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