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

Word History and Origins

Origin of underhung¹

First recorded in 1675–85; under- + hung

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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