forebite

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From fore- +‎ bite (verb).

Verb edit

forebite (third-person singular simple present forebites, present participle forebiting, simple past forebit, past participle forebitten)

(transitive) To bite beforehand or in front.
- 1897, Henry Ward Beecher, The original Plymouth pulpit:
  You may backbite him a little, but you will not forebite him at all.

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From fore- +‎ bite (noun).

Noun edit

forebite

A condition where the (front) teeth are set too far forward in the mouth.
- 1963, Acta chirurgiae plasticae - Page 299:
  After orthodontic widening of right half and repair of forebite (c, d).
- 1977, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, Volume 94, Part 4 - Page 88:
  […] forebite is almost an eight inch off and at this age not apt to improve.

Anagrams edit

fire-bote, firebote