bucktooth

英 ['bʌktuːθ] 美
  • n. 獠牙；龅牙
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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 toð "with two protruding front teeth." Related: Buck-toothed.