Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Underhung"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Underrun \Un`der*run"\, v. t.
{To underrun a hose} (Naut.), to lift it up at one end, then
walk along shifting one hand after another so that the
water will run out. Underslung \Un"der*slung`\, Underhung
\Un"der*hung"\, a.
Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a
manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the
object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Underhung \Un`der*hung"\, a.
1. (Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being
suspended; -- said of a sliding door. --Forney.
2. Having the lower jaw projecting. --T. Hughes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
underhung
adj 1: supported from below especially resting on a track instead
of suspended from above; "underhung sliding doors"
2: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an
underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: {undershot}, {underslung}]
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