cheek tooth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hinder or molar tooth.

Word forms

cheek tooth cheek teeth cheektooth cheek-tooth

Etymology

From Middle English cheketoth, equivalent to cheek + tooth. Compare English wangtooth (“molar”, literally “cheek-tooth”).

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