forebite

verb, noun — 2 senses

forebite

verb

Etymology From fore- + bite (verb).

1

To bite beforehand or in front.

You may backbite him a little, but you will not forebite him at all.1897, Henry Ward Beecher, The original Plymouth pulpit:

Derived terms: forebit, forebiting, forebitten

forebite

noun

Etymology From fore- + bite (noun).

1

A condition where the (front) teeth are set too far forward in the mouth.

After orthodontic widening of right half and repair of forebite (c, d).1963, Acta chirurgiae plasticae - Page 299
[…] forebite is almost an eight inch off and at this age not apt to improve.1977, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, Volume 94, Part 4 - Page 88:

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