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Definition of Front tooth

1. Noun. A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. "His malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Front Tooth

Literary usage of Front tooth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1899)
"The front tooth much worn ; has five ridges and a heel ; the last tooth has ... Length of front tooth, 5-1 in. Width, 2-7 in. Length of last tooth, 9-3 in. ..."

2. Reeves' History of the English Law: From the Time of the Romans, to the End by John Reeves, William Francis Finlason (1869)
"... sixty shillings : so, striking out the front tooth was punished with a fine of eight shillings; the canine tooth, four shillings; the grinders, ..."

3. "Liberty" by Julius Rubens Ames (1837)
"n Ranaway, Dick, 18 or 20 years of age, has one front tooth out," 'Virginia " Ranaway, Washington, about 25 years of age, has an upper front tooth out. ..."

4. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1882)
"According to that system of punishment introduced into England by the Engles, which compensated every injury by a money payment, a front tooth was valued ..."

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