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
His eyes were of that cold, hard blue which is the color of fortitude, his face clean shaven and rather thin; his jaw slightly underhung, his lips narrow and tightly compressed.
From The Rapids by Sullivan, Alan
The underhung jaw of the prizefighter shot out.
From Steve Yeager by Raine, William MacLeod
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
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
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