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stomach tooth

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stomach tooth

–noun
a lower canine milk tooth of infants.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; so called because its appearance is often accompanied by gastric disturbance
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stomach tooth  
n.  A canine tooth of the lower jaw.

[From the gastric disturbances that often accompany its emergence.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stomach tooth
Function: noun
: a lower canine especially of the first dentition
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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