bucktooth
pronunciation
How to pronounce bucktooth in British English:
UK ['bʌktuːθ]
How to pronounce bucktooth in American English:
US [bʌk'tuθ]
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- Noun:
- a large projecting front tooth
Word Origin
- bucktooth (n.)
- 1540s, from buck (n.1), perhaps on the notion of "kicking up," + tooth. In French, buck teeth are called dents à l'anglaise, literally "English teeth." Old English had twisel toð "with two protruding front teeth." Related: Buck-toothed.