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Meaning of OVERSHOT

Pronunciation:  'owvursh`ât

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw"
 
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 Synonyms: protrusive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \O"ver*shot`\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
    Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said
    of the jaws of some dogs.
    
  2. \O"ver*shot`\, a.
    From {Overshoot}, v. t.
    {Overshot wheel}, a vertical water wheel, the circumference
       of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is
       turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling
       the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its
       we'ght.
    
 
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