underhung

[ uhn-der-huhng ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈhʌŋ /

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adjective

Anatomy.

(of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw.
having the lower jaw so projecting.

resting on a track beneath instead of being overhung, as a sliding door.

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Origin of underhung

First recorded in 1675–85; under- + hung

Words nearby underhung

underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded, underhoused, underhung, underinsurance, underinsure, underinsured, underived, underkill

How to use underhung in a sentence

He was devoted to sport, and the cruelty of the Spaniard is conspicuous in the lip—more underhung now than before.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
He was slightly underhung, and did not attempt to hide the fact, wearing neither beard nor moustache.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 33, November 1877|Various
He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
The Vultures|Henry Seton Merriman
Underhung, un-dėr-hung′, adj. hanging over, protruding from beneath: running on rollers on a rail below it—of a sliding-door—opp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

The temple is hollow, the cheek-bones are prominent, the jaw is strong, and the chin very underhung.
The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for underhung

underhung

/ (ˌʌndəˈhʌŋ) /

adjective

(of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; undershot

(of a sliding door, etc) supported at its lower edge by a track or rail

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