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snaggletooth

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snag⋅gle⋅tooth

  [snag-uhl-tooth]
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–noun, plural -teeth.
a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
Origin:
1815–25; appar. snag + -le + tooth

Related forms:
snag⋅gle-toothed  [snag-uhl-tootht, -toothd] , adjective
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snag·gle·tooth   (snāg'əl-tōōth')   
n.  A tooth that is broken or not in alignment with the others.

[From snag + tooth.]
snag'gle·toothed' adj.
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