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undershot

Syllabification: (un·der·shot)
Pronunciation: /ˈəndərˌSHät/
Definition of undershot

adjective

  • 1(of a waterwheel) turned by water flowing under it.
  • 2denoting or having a lower jaw that projects beyond the upper jaw.

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