"shark's tooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} shark's tooth
  1. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a fence with a top log rail, with an inverted triangle of logs pointing downward.
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, tooth.
    Sense id: en-shark's_tooth-en-noun-FCXgU2q4
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