undershot

adjective

un·​der·​shot ˈən-dər-ˌshät 

1

: moved by water passing beneath

an undershot wheel

2

: having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

undershot

adjective

un·​der·​shot ˈən-dər-ˌshät 

: having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed

—used chiefly of animals