English Explanatory Dictionary

overjaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The upper jaw (superior maxillary).

Word forms

overjaw overjaws over jaw

Etymology

From Middle English overjowe, over jawe, a partial calque of earlier Middle English over chavel (“upper jaw”), equivalent to over- + jaw.

Antonyms

lower jaw netherjaw underjaw
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