Meanings
nouncheek tooth (plural cheek teeth)
plural cheek teeth · alternative cheektooth · alternative cheek-tooth
Origin
- Middle Englishcheketoth
- Englishcheek tooth
From Middle English cheketoth, equivalent to cheek + tooth. Compare English wangtooth (“molar”, literally “cheek-tooth”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish poskihammas
- poskihammashinder or molar tooth
Cite this entry
APA
cheek tooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheek%20tooth
MLA
“cheek tooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheek%20tooth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheek tooth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheek%20tooth.
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