English
gate-toothed
Gate-toothed comes from Middle English gat-tothed.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gat-tothed
- Englishearliest quotation 1919gate-toothed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gat-tothed
- Englishearliest quotation 1919gate-toothed
Earliest quotation: 1919, Edgar Lee Masters, They’d Never Know Me Now: “I was a wonder bred among the crew /…”
Every English word from Middle English gat-tothed
Today it means
adj Having teeth set wide apart; having a gap or gaps between the teeth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gat-tothed / gate-toothed