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undershot definition

under·shot (-s̸hät′)

adjective

  1. with the lower part or half extending past the upper an undershot jaw
  2. driven by water flowing along the lower part an undershot water wheel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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