Underhung

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Underslung \Un"der*slung`\, Underhung \Un"der*hung"\, a.
     Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a
     manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the
     object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Underhung \Un`der*hung"\, a.
     1. (Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being
        suspended; -- said of a sliding door. --Forney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having the lower jaw projecting. --T. Hughes.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  underhung
       adj 1: supported from below especially resting on a track instead
              of suspended from above; "underhung sliding doors"
       2: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an
          underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: {undershot}, {underslung}]