"wangtooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wangteeth [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wangtooth, from Old English wangtōþ (“molar, grinder”), equivalent to wang (“cheek”) + tooth. More at wang, tooth. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wangtooth}} Middle English wangtooth, {{inh|en|ang|wangtōþ||molar, grinder}} Old English wangtōþ (“molar, grinder”), {{compound|en|wang|tooth|t1=cheek}} wang (“cheek”) + tooth, {{l|en|wang}} wang, {{l|en|tooth}} tooth Head templates: {{en-noun|wangteeth}} wangtooth (plural wangteeth)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal) A molar. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): Teeth Synonyms: wang-tooth

Inflected forms

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