underhung

Adjective
Synonyms: undershotunderslung

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above“underhung sliding doors”
  2. having a lower part projecting beyond the upper“an underhung jaw”“undershot bulldog”Synonyms: undershotunderslung
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Underslung \Un"der*slung`\, Underhung \Un"der*hung"\, a. Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Underhung \Un`der*hung"\, a.

1.(Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door. --Forney. [1913 Webster]

2.Having the lower jaw projecting. --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster]

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