underhung
Americanadjective
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Anatomy.
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(of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw.
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having the lower jaw so projecting.
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resting on a track beneath instead of being overhung, as a sliding door.
adjective
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(of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; undershot
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(of a sliding door, etc) supported at its lower edge by a track or rail
Etymology
Origin of underhung
Example Sentences
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Means has a bullet head, small bright eyes, an ingratiating smile, a round chin underhung with a fat neck.
From Time Magazine Archive
At any rate, that man's idea of The Torment was a hot, crowded underground room, underhung with patterned cloths.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Rudyard Kipling
This Galer was a small, bunched-up, greasy man with a ragged black moustache, scarlet cheeks, and great watery eyes underhung by bags of loose skin.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
"They're getting it!" laughed a pale youth with an underhung jaw.
From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Laurence Housman
The tall, soldierly man, whose pleasant looks were somewhat spoilt by a slightly underhung mouth, and prominent chin, disguised, however, by a fine moustache, offered assistance with the luggage.
From Delia Blanchflower by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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