undershot

[ uhn-der-shot; uhn-der-shot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper teeth, as a bulldog.
driven by water passing beneath:
an undershot vertical water wheel.

undershot

/ ˈʌndəˌʃɒt /

(of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; underhung
See overshot
(of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes under the wheel rather than over it See overshot

First recorded in 1600–10; under- + shot ²

The jaws of all the sharks are so undershot that, in order to grip their prey, they must perforce turn over on their sides.

The faded moonlight showed angry eyes, a jutting, undershot jaw and a sharp, pointed nose.

Scoop wheels are similar to undershot water wheels, and centrifugal pumps to turbines.

He was a bow-legged, brindle bull with undershot jaw and eyes like damson jam.

He had outjutting, belligerent eyebrows and a stubborn underjaw that was badly undershot.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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