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bucktooth

英 ['bktuθ] 美
  • n. 獠牙;龅牙

bucktooth

英文词源


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 to "with two protruding front teeth." Related: Buck-toothed.