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underhung

[ uhn-der-huhng ]

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.


underhung

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of underhung1

First recorded in 1675–85; under- + hung
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Example Sentences

He was devoted to sport, and the cruelty of the Spaniard is conspicuous in the lip—more underhung now than before.

He was slightly underhung, and did not attempt to hide the fact, wearing neither beard nor moustache.

He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.

Underhung, un-dėr-hung′, adj. hanging over, protruding from beneath: running on rollers on a rail below it—of a sliding-door—opp.

The temple is hollow, the cheek-bones are prominent, the jaw is strong, and the chin very underhung.

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