Etymology

cheek tooth

Today it means: A hinder or molar tooth. Full definition →

Middle English cheketoth
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcheketoth
  2. English todaycheek tooth

From Middle English cheketoth, equivalent to cheek + tooth. Compare English wangtooth (“molar”, literally “cheek-tooth”).

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