Definitions for: Overshot


[adj] having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw"



Webster (1913) Definition: O"ver*shot`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said
of the jaws of some dogs.


O"ver*shot`, a.
From Overshoot, v. t.

Overshot wheel, a vertical water wheel, the circumference
of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is
turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling
the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its
we'ght.

Synonyms: protrusive

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