underhung

American  

[uhn-der-huhng] / ˌʌn dərˈhʌŋ /

adjective

1. Anatomy.

   1. (of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw.

   2. having the lower jaw so projecting.

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

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underhung British  

/ ˌʌndəˈhʌŋ /

adjective

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of underhung

First recorded in 1675–85; under- + hung

Example Sentences

Means has a bullet head, small bright eyes, an ingratiating smile, a round chin underhung with a fat neck.

From Time Magazine Archive

The teeth should be regular in shape, and should meet exactly; any deviation, such as pigjaw, or being underhung, is a great fault.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert

"As usual," he said, with an underhung sneer—"bowin' your heads before the Oppressor that comes to spend his leisure gloatin' over you."

From The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Kipling, Rudyard

Silvestro was hand in hand with Petruccio and another boy, called Mastino because he was heavy-jowled and underhung.

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Hoover, with his broad forehead, round face, compelling eyes, and underhung jaw, became the benevolent bogey of the nation.

From Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. by Seymour, Charles