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undershot

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌʃɒt/

adj

  1. Powered by water flowing from below. (of a water wheel)
  2. Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

    His blunt undershot mouth curved in a smile that was somewhat ingratiating.

noun

  1. An undershot water wheel.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of undershoot